Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 71.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 97.0% more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Colombia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
|
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