Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 9.2% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.46
NZ$14.25
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
NZ$5.45
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
NZ$3.52
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Cook Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
NZ$5.15
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
NZ$8.18
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
NZ$7.39
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
NZ$4.15
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
NZ$2.55
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.68
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
NZ$2.47
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
NZ$1.44
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
NZ$1.32
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Cook Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.93
NZ$9.99
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,937.99
NZ$36,938.88
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Cook Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.44
NZ$844.32
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$438.76
NZ$738.78
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.19
NZ$109.76
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,504.32
NZ$2,532.95
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
NZ$10.55
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
NZ$6.86
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.80
NZ$31.66
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NZ$43.97
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
NZ$10.29
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Cook Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
NZ$63.32
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.35
NZ$131.92
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.89
NZ$153.03
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
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