Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 48.7% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.7% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Hungary
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Hungary
Housing: pay 75.6% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 24.5 times more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Hungary

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Hungary are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Hungary. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

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Hungary vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 33.7% more for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$10.87 HUF3,565.02	+27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.54 FCFA4,999	$8.99 HUF2,947.63	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA500	$1.53 HUF502.33	+79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 FCFA250	$1.22 HUF398.69	+184.9%
Average			+33.7%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.45 HUF474.40
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,973	$5.06 HUF1,657.97	+50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.34 FCFA6,056	$4.46 HUF1,463.78	-56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 FCFA2,200	$3.41 HUF1,116.77	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,588	$2.93 HUF961.50	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA635	$0.91 HUF297.37	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA454	$0.95 HUF311.31	+22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.98 HUF320.37
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.51 HUF494.69
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.47 HUF152.73
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.52 HUF170.72
Average			-6.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$6.99 HUF2,293.38
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 FCFA15,461	$24.26 HUF7,956.15	-8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.06 FCFA19M	$29,505.45 HUF10M	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.89 HUF4,882.88
Average			-9.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Hungary - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.6% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$21.54 HUF7,064.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$513.43 HUF168K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.95 FCFA131K	$393.20 HUF129K	+75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$114.97 HUF37,703.66
Average			+75.6%

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pay 24.5 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$324.41 HUF106K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$341.40 FCFA200K	$8,370.86 HUF3M	+2351.9%
Average			+2351.9%

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$2.18 HUF714.61	+27.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 FCFA2,749	$2.37 HUF777.30	-49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,648	$7.52 HUF2,467.36	+66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.14 FCFA19,996	$50.86 HUF16,678.42	+49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,156	$7.84 HUF2,569.94	+45.4%
Average			+16.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Hungary - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$85.00 HUF27,873.92
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$34.43 HUF11,291.82
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.20 HUF27,941.37
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$95.64 HUF31,364.90

Equatorial Guinea vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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