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Venezuela vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 15.5% cheaper than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% less in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 28.3% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 33.7% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 57.8% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 10.8% less in Venezuela

The cost of groceries and transportation in Venezuela are more expensive than in Hungary. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Venezuela.

Venezuela vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Venezuela instead of Hungary, you would:

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pay 5.9% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,493.84	$8.27 VEF82.48	-18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,768.30	$9.58 VEF95.53	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF494.10	$1.21 VEF12.05	-15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF381.89	$1.02 VEF10.20	-7.9%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

	Hungary	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF530.83	$1.95 VEF19.46	+26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,545.16	$2.93 VEF29.24	-34.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,436.05	$7.15 VEF71.33	+71.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF983.27	$2.52 VEF25.18	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF928.03	$3.00 VEF29.96	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF270.80	$2.45 VEF24.44	+211.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF303.32	$0.63 VEF6.32	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF313.18	$0.69 VEF6.92	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF480.53	$0.90 VEF9.00	-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF175.71	$0.86 VEF8.61	+68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF188.44	$0.85 VEF8.51	+55.9%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Hungary	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,326.55	$1.89 VEF18.88	-72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,641.79	$28.25 VEF281.77	+12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF9M	$26,687.50 VEF266K	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,619.14	$22.35 VEF222.88	+66.4%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 33.7% less for housing

	Hungary	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF7,108.72	$36.50 VEF364.02	+76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF166K	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF130K	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	-64.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF38,238.70	$14.35 VEF143.11	-87.1%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 57.8% less for childcare

	Hungary	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF107K	$75.56 VEF753.63	-75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2M	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	-39.8%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF719.73	$1.40 VEF13.97	-33.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF761.38	$2.20 VEF21.96	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,396.99	$3.51 VEF34.99	-49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,911.61	$33.36 VEF332.70	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,587.79	$4.83 VEF48.21	-35.7%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

	Hungary	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF26,322.71	$43.83 VEF437.18	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,548.37	$37.95 VEF378.50	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF27,358.26	$73.01 VEF728.25	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF31,323.17	$76.30 VEF761.08	-16.2%
Average			-10.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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