Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 22.6% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Hungary instead of China, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
China
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
China
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
China
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
|
pay 44.5% more for housing
China
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
China
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
China
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
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