Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 40.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Canada, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Canada
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Canada
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Canada
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
|
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