Cost of living comparison
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Benin vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary
Benin is 35.2% cheaper than Hungary overall.
Benin vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Benin instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.87
HUF3,558.83
|
$5.12
F CFA2,998
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
HUF2,942.50
|
$9.39
F CFA5,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF501.45
|
$1.02
F CFA600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
HUF398.00
|
$0.91
F CFA533
|
|
Hungary vs. Benin - Cost of restaurants
pay 7.1% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HUF473.58
|
$1.22
F CFA712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
HUF1,655.09
|
$4.69
F CFA2,748
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
HUF1,461.23
|
$11.42
F CFA6,684
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
HUF1,114.83
|
$2.73
F CFA1,599
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
HUF959.83
|
$2.44
F CFA1,428
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF296.86
|
$1.86
F CFA1,089
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
HUF310.77
|
$0.83
F CFA484
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
HUF319.82
|
$0.59
F CFA348
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HUF493.83
|
$1.20
F CFA703
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
HUF152.46
|
$0.58
F CFA340
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HUF170.43
|
$0.77
F CFA453
|
|
Hungary vs. Benin - Cost of groceries
pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
HUF2,289.39
|
$4.61
F CFA2,697
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.26
HUF7,942.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,505.45
HUF10M
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.89
HUF4,874.40
|
$12.29
F CFA7,196
|
|
Hungary vs. Benin - Cost of transportation
pay 51.7% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
HUF7,052.28
|
$48.37
F CFA28,317
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.43
HUF168K
|
$179.24
F CFA105K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$393.20
HUF129K
|
$166.43
F CFA97,442
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.97
HUF37,638.12
|
$113.13
F CFA66,235
|
|
Hungary vs. Benin - Cost of housing
pay 48.3% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.41
HUF106K
|
$130.87
F CFA76,621
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,370.86
HUF3M
|
$5,547.83
F CFA3M
|
|
Hungary vs. Benin - Cost of childcare
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
HUF713.37
|
$0.85
F CFA500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF775.95
|
$5.12
F CFA2,998
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
HUF2,463.08
|
$3.41
F CFA1,999
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
HUF16,649.43
|
$48.37
F CFA28,317
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.84
HUF2,565.47
|
$8.54
F CFA4,997
|
|
Hungary vs. Benin - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 55.8% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Benin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
HUF27,825.47
|
$25.61
F CFA14,991
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
HUF11,272.19
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.20
HUF27,892.81
|
$34.14
F CFA19,988
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.64
HUF31,310.38
|
$68.28
F CFA39,976
|
|
Hungary vs. Benin - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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