Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 44.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Hungary instead of France, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
France
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
France
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
France
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
France
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
France
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
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