Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 3.7% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,666.78
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,073.56
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF426.69
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF350.23
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Hungary
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF409.54
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,834.71
|
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,257.56
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF823.78
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF783.21
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF230.98
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF235.35
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF250.38
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF502.38
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF160.68
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF160.18
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Hungary
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF1,982.15
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,724.14
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF7,937,994.16
|
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,750.23
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 58.4% more for housing
Hungary
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,941.35
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF129,171.73
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF101,540.21
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF40,039.73
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 30.3% less for childcare
Hungary
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF79,039.30
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,655,074.81
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF571.67
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF618.31
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,038.34
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,350.62
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,073.03
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Hungary
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF20,957.33
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,585.05
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,248.12
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,724.57
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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