Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.1 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 56.9% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 64.3% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
|
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