Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 39.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Germany, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
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