Cost of living comparison
compared to
Texas vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary
Texas is 70.2% more expensive than Hungary overall.
Texas vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Texas instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.87
HUF3,565.02
|
$18.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
HUF2,947.63
|
$10.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF502.33
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
HUF398.69
|
$2.01
|
|
Hungary vs. Texas - Cost of restaurants
pay 48.3% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HUF474.40
|
$3.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
HUF1,657.97
|
$5.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
HUF1,463.78
|
$3.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
HUF1,116.77
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
HUF961.50
|
$5.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF297.37
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
HUF311.31
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
HUF320.37
|
$1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HUF494.69
|
$1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
HUF152.73
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HUF170.72
|
$1.19
|
|
Hungary vs. Texas - Cost of groceries
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
HUF2,293.38
|
$3.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.26
HUF7,956.15
|
$69.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,505.45
HUF10M
|
$34,000.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.89
HUF4,882.88
|
$17.27
|
|
Hungary vs. Texas - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
HUF7,064.56
|
$69.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.43
HUF168K
|
$1,288.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$393.20
HUF129K
|
$1,094.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.97
HUF37,703.66
|
$162.45
|
|
Hungary vs. Texas - Cost of housing
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.41
HUF106K
|
$1,337.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,370.86
HUF3M
|
$21,554.28
|
|
Hungary vs. Texas - Cost of childcare
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.18
HUF714.61
|
$5.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF777.30
|
$5.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
HUF2,467.36
|
$9.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.86
HUF16,678.42
|
$40.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.84
HUF2,569.94
|
$13.14
|
|
Hungary vs. Texas - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Texas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.00
HUF27,873.92
|
$51.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
HUF11,291.82
|
$40.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.20
HUF27,941.37
|
$90.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.64
HUF31,364.90
|
$112.62
|
|
Hungary vs. Texas - Cost of clothing
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