Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 69.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Iran, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Iran
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Iran
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
Iran
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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