Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 4.7% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 42.6% less for housing
Gabon
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 70.7% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
|
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