Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 25.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Japan, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Japan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Japan
|
Hungary
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Japan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Japan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
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