Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.3 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 97.0% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 73.5% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
$105.59
|
|
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