Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 82.1% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Hungary
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
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