Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 44.9% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 30.3% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 25.6% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 78.0% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.6% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in New Zealand

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in New Zealand are more expensive than in Hungary. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Hungary, you would:

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pay 17.3% more for restaurants

	Hungary	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	$13.26 NZ$23.46	+22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	$8.99 NZ$15.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 HUF495.24	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 HUF393.06	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+50.7%
Average			+17.3%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% more for groceries

	Hungary	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 HUF467.70	$1.73 NZ$3.05	+19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 HUF947.92	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF293.18	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 HUF306.91	$0.94 NZ$1.67	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HUF315.85	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HUF487.70	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 HUF150.57	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+91.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 HUF168.31	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+27.9%
Average			+30.3%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.6% more for transportation

	Hungary	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	$6.34 NZ$11.21	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+243.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,505.45 HUF10M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+15.5%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Hungary	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+128.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.43 HUF166K	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.20 HUF127K	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+114.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	$95.64 NZ$169.12	-16.8%
Average			+78.0%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Hungary	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.41 HUF105K	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+121.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,370.86 HUF3M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+102.3%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 HUF704.52	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+161.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 HUF766.32	$3.26 NZ$5.77	+37.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+202.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	$39.17 NZ$69.26	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+31.1%
Average			+44.6%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Hungary	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	$91.48 NZ$161.76	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	$114.46 NZ$202.41	+19.7%
Average			-1.7%

Hungary vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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