Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 49.7% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
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