Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.4 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
$18.47
€17.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
$12.80
€11.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
$2.82
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
$5.75
€5.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
$3.67
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
$5.92
€5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
$6.08
€5.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
$24.74
€22.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
$27,288.34
€25,131.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
$28.68
€26.41
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
$55.88
€51.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
$1,700.62
€1,566.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
$1,513.73
€1,394.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
$166.86
€153.67
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
$865.49
€797.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
$12,306.85
€11,333.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
$7.68
€7.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
$59.31
€54.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
$13.50
€12.43
|
|
pay 47.7% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
$78.15
€71.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
$43.32
€39.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
$98.14
€90.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
$115.79
€106.64
|
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