Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 14.9% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.70
|
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.37
|
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.45
|
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.12
|
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.77
|
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.54
|
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.87
|
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.21
|
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
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