Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 11.8% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 18.8% less in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.8% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Hungary

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

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Hungary vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+171.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.53 HUF495.24	+153.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.22 HUF393.06	+85.0%
Average			+105.0%

Ethiopia vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.45 HUF467.70	+21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	+9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+92.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.93 HUF947.92	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.91 HUF293.18	-62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.95 HUF306.91	+218.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.98 HUF315.85	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$1.51 HUF487.70	+389.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.47 HUF150.57	+111.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.52 HUF168.31	+6.8%
Average			+35.8%

Ethiopia vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	+98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	+14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$29,505.45 HUF10M	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	+322.4%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	-89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$513.43 HUF166K	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$393.20 HUF127K	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	-26.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 18.8% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$324.41 HUF105K	+137.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$8,370.86 HUF3M	-72.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.18 HUF704.52	+172.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.37 HUF766.32	+157.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	-6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	+15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	+109.0%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+156.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	-51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+15.6%
Average			+11.8%

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