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Hungary vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 32.7% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Hungary
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 27.6% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 13.6% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.1% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Hungary

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Hungary are more expensive than in Guinea. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Hungary. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 GNF43,446	$10.15 HUF3,330.88	+103.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 GNF93,622	$8.05 HUF2,639.18	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 GNF14,076	$1.44 HUF471.06	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GNF10,427	$1.11 HUF364.07	-7.5%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Guinea	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 GNF11,477	$1.54 HUF506.07	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.28 GNF80,629	$4.49 HUF1,473.09	-51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.22 GNF71,395	$4.17 HUF1,369.06	-49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 GNF34,287	$2.86 HUF937.40	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 GNF24,634	$2.70 HUF884.74	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GNF11,057	$0.79 HUF258.17	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 GNF9,606	$0.88 HUF289.17	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 GNF7,985	$0.91 HUF298.57	-1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 GNF11,151	$1.40 HUF458.11	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.51 HUF167.52	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 GNF6,272	$0.55 HUF179.65	-24.1%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Guinea	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF45,716	$6.76 HUF2,218.03	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF247,556	$25.12 HUF8,238.69	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF286,744,750	$26,788.81 HUF8,787,263.89	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF77,032	$13.43 HUF4,403.68	+51.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 27.6% less for housing

	Guinea	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF1,608,869	$20.66 HUF6,777.14	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.52 GNF5,478,696	$481.37 HUF157,899.93	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF2,763,082	$376.75 HUF123,582.86	+18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1,153,806	$111.14 HUF36,455.08	-16.3%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 13.6% more for childcare

	Guinea	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$310.81 HUF101,951.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF55,284,830	$7,229.50 HUF2,371,419.52	+13.6%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 GNF21,723	$2.09 HUF686.16	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 GNF28,807	$2.21 HUF725.87	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,101	$6.97 HUF2,285.18	+499.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF775,508	$49.15 HUF16,122.78	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,206	$7.52 HUF2,467.08	+85.6%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF173,785	$76.50 HUF25,094.90	+282.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF217,231	$30.66 HUF10,056.34	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF260,677	$79.51 HUF26,082.15	+165.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF434,462	$91.04 HUF29,862.12	+82.1%
Average			+138.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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