Cost of living comparison
Russia is 14.7% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Russia instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Hungary
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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