Cost of living comparison

Japan

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 1.4% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Hungary
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Hungary
Housing: pay 1.0% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Hungary
Clothing: pay 35.9% more in Hungary

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

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Hungary vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Japan	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.75 ¥1,066	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥805	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+76.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 ¥179	$1.53 HUF495.24	+35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥120	$1.22 HUF393.06	+60.5%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Japan	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 ¥241	$1.45 HUF467.70	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.55 ¥877	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 ¥879	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 ¥318	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.85 ¥450	$2.93 HUF947.92	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16 ¥342	$0.91 HUF293.18	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥171	$0.95 HUF306.91	-12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 ¥243	$0.98 HUF315.85	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 ¥303	$1.51 HUF487.70	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ¥174	$0.47 HUF150.57	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥170	$0.52 HUF168.31	-51.6%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Japan	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	+70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.20 ¥9,986	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	-61.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,047.50 ¥3M	$29,505.45 HUF10M	+40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 ¥3,895	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	-39.6%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 1.0% less for housing

	Japan	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.54 ¥5,300	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$546.58 ¥86,367	$513.43 HUF166K	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.78 ¥57,008	$393.20 HUF127K	+9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.26 ¥17,897	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	+1.5%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Japan	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$417.01 ¥65,893	$324.41 HUF105K	-22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,300.14 ¥2M	$8,370.86 HUF3M	-25.9%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.57 ¥406	$2.18 HUF704.52	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 ¥483	$2.37 HUF766.32	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 ¥605	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.31 ¥8,424	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.73 ¥1,853	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	-33.2%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 35.9% more for clothing

	Japan	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.32 ¥7,320	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+83.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.33 ¥4,950	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	+9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.45 ¥9,394	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	+43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.04 ¥12,805	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+18.0%
Average			+35.9%

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