Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 16.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Laos, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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