Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 25.3% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
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