Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 26.6% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 31.1% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 61.0% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 27.2% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 56.4% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Hungary

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Hungary are more expensive than in Georgia.

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Hungary vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$10.87 HUF3,558.83	-4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$8.99 HUF2,942.50	-11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$1.53 HUF501.45	+30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.22 HUF398.00	+126.3%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 31.1% more for groceries

	Georgia	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$1.45 HUF473.58	+124.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$5.06 HUF1,655.09	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$4.46 HUF1,461.23	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$3.41 HUF1,114.83	+34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$2.93 HUF959.83	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$0.91 HUF296.86	+44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$0.95 HUF310.77	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$0.98 HUF319.82	+37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$1.51 HUF493.83	+72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.47 HUF152.46	+24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.52 HUF170.43	+71.0%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 61.0% more for transportation

	Georgia	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$6.99 HUF2,289.39	+32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$24.26 HUF7,942.33	+108.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$29,505.45 HUF10M	+42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$14.89 HUF4,874.40	+139.0%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 27.2% more for housing

	Georgia	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$21.54 HUF7,052.28	+37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$513.43 HUF168K	+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$393.20 HUF129K	+20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$114.97 HUF37,638.12	+86.1%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 56.4% more for childcare

	Georgia	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$324.41 HUF106K	+31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$8,370.86 HUF3M	+85.9%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$2.18 HUF713.37	-1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$2.37 HUF775.95	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$7.52 HUF2,463.08	+131.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$50.86 HUF16,649.43	+5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$7.84 HUF2,565.47	+29.4%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Georgia	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$85.00 HUF27,825.47	+4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$34.43 HUF11,272.19	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$85.20 HUF27,892.81	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$95.64 HUF31,310.38	-10.3%
Average			-11.4%

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