Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 38.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,439
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr317
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr290
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr468
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr818
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr728
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr774
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr970
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr159
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr134
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr160
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr251
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr131
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr70
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,099
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,584
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,277
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr35,465
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,165
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr568
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,781
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,678
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr23,958
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
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