Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 8.5% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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