Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.0 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 90.5% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
$16.87
NZ$28.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
$8.84
NZ$14.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
$2.18
NZ$3.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
$1.87
NZ$3.15
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Hungary
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
$1.80
NZ$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
$4.27
NZ$7.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
$6.85
NZ$11.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
$4.50
NZ$7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
$3.75
NZ$6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
$1.11
NZ$1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
$1.31
NZ$2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
$1.50
NZ$2.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
$0.95
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
$0.81
NZ$1.37
|
|
pay 72.8% more for transportation
Hungary
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
$6.65
NZ$11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
$70.72
NZ$118.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,582.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
$16.94
NZ$28.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Hungary
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
$52.92
NZ$89.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
$860.75
NZ$1,448.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
$721.70
NZ$1,214.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
$98.85
NZ$166.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
$628.34
NZ$1,057.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,831.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
$5.88
NZ$9.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
$3.20
NZ$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
$23.28
NZ$39.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
$40.48
NZ$68.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
$10.59
NZ$17.82
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Hungary
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
$65.76
NZ$110.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
$42.74
NZ$71.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
$98.05
NZ$164.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
$111.69
NZ$187.94
|
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