Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Lithuania
  3. Hungary
  4. Comparison
EUR
COMPARED TO
HUF

Hungary is 12.6% cheaper than Lithuania.

If you lived in Hungary instead of Lithuania, you would:
local_dining

pay 26.8% less for restaurants

  Lithuania help_outline Hungary help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.63
€7.57
$5.81
Ft1,560.72
-32.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.73
€5.02
$5.23
Ft1,404.94
-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
€1.29
$1.04
Ft278.98
-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.19
€1.05
$0.76
Ft203.99
-36.4%
Average -26.8%
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 9.8% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.96
€0.84
$0.72
Ft192.66
-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
€3.62
$3.13
Ft840.33
-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.89
€3.41
$2.94
Ft790.83
-24.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.60
€1.40
$1.79
Ft481.40
+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.67
€2.34
$2.10
Ft565.88
-21.2%
Apples (1 lb) $0.50
€0.44
$0.63
Ft168.65
+25.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.56
€0.49
$0.67
Ft180.02
+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.70
€0.62
$0.69
Ft185.28
-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.75
€0.66
$0.79
Ft211.75
+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.24
€0.21
$0.43
Ft115.23
+82.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.27
€0.24
$0.44
Ft118.05
+61.6%
Average +9.8%
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 0.3% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
€4.64
$4.77
Ft1,282.45
-9.9%
Monthly public transit pass $32.30
€28.32
$23.15
Ft6,224.05
-28.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,283.62
€18,663.62
$19,652.40
Ft5,283,350.26
-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.95
€6.09
$10.23
Ft2,750.42
+47.3%
Average +0.3%
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 1.6% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $12.59
€11.04
$14.11
Ft3,793.95
+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.39
€309.89
$334.71
Ft89,982.53
-5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $266.25
€233.47
$251.44
Ft67,595.97
-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $115.70
€101.46
$121.59
Ft32,688.22
+5.1%
Average +1.6%
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 10.1% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $252.10
€221.07
$225.27
Ft60,562.80
-10.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,284.65
€5,511.01
$5,676.69
Ft1,526,122.57
-9.7%
Average -10.1%
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of childcare
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pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.14
€2.75
$1.40
Ft375.13
-55.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.33
€2.04
$1.33
Ft358.82
-42.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.49
€3.94
$4.51
Ft1,213.36
+0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $34.28
€30.06
$31.36
Ft8,430.53
-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.81
€6.85
$5.18
Ft1,393.36
-33.6%
Average -27.9%
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 35.0% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $84.31
€73.93
$58.41
Ft15,703.91
-30.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.28
€42.34
$28.85
Ft7,756.68
-40.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $94.22
€82.62
$69.00
Ft18,550.32
-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $133.11
€116.73
$76.85
Ft20,661.47
-42.3%
Average -35.0%
Lithuania vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing
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