Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 50.6% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.79
£15.08
|
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.97
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
£4.58
|
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.57
|
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
£3.85
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
£2.18
|
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.68
£2.15
|
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.57
|
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
£0.89
|
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.66
|
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
£5.15
|
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.62
£40.63
|
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,537.25
£22,908.62
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
£19.28
|
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Hungary
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.19
£49.93
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.37
£1,260.63
|
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,409.56
£1,131.54
|
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.13
£118.11
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,425.66
£1,144.46
|
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,919.68
£13,582.48
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.56
|
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
£3.08
|
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
£7.84
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.46
£59.77
|
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.24
£7.42
|
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.66
£72.77
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.47
£30.08
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.36
£68.53
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.62
£81.58
|
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
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