Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 34.8% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
$1.07
F CFA657
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
$0.96
F CFA586
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
$1.02
F CFA626
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
$0.64
F CFA393
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
$0.91
F CFA556
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
$0.62
F CFA379
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
$0.51
F CFA314
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
$0.43
F CFA265
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
|
pay 11.8% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
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