Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.6 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
$9.64
FCFA5,931
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
$2.23
FCFA1,375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
$1.26
FCFA774
|
|
pay 69.8% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
$1.34
FCFA825
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
$2.10
FCFA1,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
$15.86
FCFA9,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
$2.85
FCFA1,754
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
$4.56
FCFA2,807
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
$0.76
FCFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
?? | |
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
$5.70
FCFA3,510
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
?? | |
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,239,998
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,489,822
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Hungary
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
?? |
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
$4.19
FCFA2,579
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Hungary
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
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