Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 45.8% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Denmark
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
|
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