Cost of living comparison
California is 2.9 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in California instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Hungary
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Hungary
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Hungary
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Hungary
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Hungary
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
$113.48
|
|
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