Cost of living comparison
compared to
Hungary vs. Lithuania Cost of Living Summary
Hungary is 2.5% cheaper than Lithuania overall.
Hungary vs. Lithuania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hungary instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.74
€10.45
|
$10.87
HUF3,514.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
€7.00
|
$8.99
HUF2,906.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
€2.33
|
$1.53
HUF495.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
€2.00
|
$1.22
HUF393.06
|
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Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants
pay 9.5% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.40
|
$1.45
HUF467.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
€4.98
|
$5.06
HUF1,634.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.54
|
$4.46
HUF1,443.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
€2.75
|
$3.41
HUF1,101.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.84
|
$2.93
HUF947.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.91
HUF293.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$0.95
HUF306.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.98
HUF315.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.20
|
$1.51
HUF487.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.33
|
$0.47
HUF150.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
€0.36
|
$0.52
HUF168.31
|
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Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
€6.17
|
$6.99
HUF2,261.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
€28.70
|
$24.26
HUF7,843.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,308.11
€24,305.20
|
$29,505.45
HUF10M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.85
€8.76
|
$14.89
HUF4,813.95
|
|
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of transportation
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.62
€13.01
|
$21.54
HUF6,964.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$487.51
€433.90
|
$513.43
HUF166K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.38
€300.28
|
$393.20
HUF127K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.91
€139.66
|
$114.97
HUF37,171.34
|
|
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of housing
pay 28.1% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.61
€490.95
|
$324.41
HUF105K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,536.02
€8,487.40
|
$8,370.86
HUF3M
|
|
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of childcare
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.26
€4.68
|
$2.18
HUF704.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
€2.97
|
$2.37
HUF766.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.24
|
$7.52
HUF2,432.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
€36.03
|
$50.86
HUF16,442.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.37
€8.34
|
$7.84
HUF2,533.66
|
|
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.76
€92.35
|
$85.00
HUF27,480.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.79
€40.76
|
$34.43
HUF11,132.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.90
€81.79
|
$85.20
HUF27,546.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.27
€141.76
|
$95.64
HUF30,922.08
|
|
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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