Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 45.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.55
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.36
|
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.03
|
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
Ireland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€835.53
|
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.04
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.75
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.61
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
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