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Hungary vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 39.9% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.6% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 18.4% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 35.7% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 29.1% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.7% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Hungary

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Hungary are more expensive than in Colombia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 69.6% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$10.15 HUF3,341.34	+132.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$8.05 HUF2,647.46	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.44 HUF472.54	+62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$1.11 HUF365.22	+78.8%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Colombia	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$1.54 HUF507.66	+13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$4.49 HUF1,477.71	+80.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$4.17 HUF1,373.36	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.86 HUF940.35	+28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$2.70 HUF887.52	+9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$0.79 HUF258.98	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.88 HUF290.08	+70.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.91 HUF299.51	+47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$1.40 HUF459.55	+162.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.51 HUF168.04	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.55 HUF180.21	+8.5%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 18.4% more for transportation

	Colombia	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$6.76 HUF2,224.99	+73.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$25.12 HUF8,264.56	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$26,788.81 HUF8,814,856.36	+43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$13.43 HUF4,417.51	-18.0%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 35.7% more for housing

	Colombia	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$20.66 HUF6,798.42	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$481.37 HUF158,395.75	+53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$376.75 HUF123,970.92	+49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$111.14 HUF36,569.55	+51.0%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 29.1% more for childcare

	Colombia	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$310.81 HUF102,271.62	+32.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$7,229.50 HUF2,378,865.90	+25.5%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$2.09 HUF688.31	+73.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$2.21 HUF728.15	+38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$6.97 HUF2,292.36	+172.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$49.15 HUF16,173.40	+96.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$7.52 HUF2,474.83	+82.5%
Average			+92.7%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Colombia	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$76.50 HUF25,173.70	+24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$30.66 HUF10,087.92	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$79.51 HUF26,164.05	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$91.04 HUF29,955.89	+12.0%
Average			-0.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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