Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 94.5% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
|
pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 45.3% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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