Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 58.8% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Samoa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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