Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 34.6% cheaper than Missouri.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Missouri, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Missouri
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Missouri
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.11
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
|
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
|
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
|
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Missouri
|
Hungary
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.50
|
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,172.40
|
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.03
|
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Missouri
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.85
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.02
|
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.29
|
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.00
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Missouri
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,061.32
|
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,434.79
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Missouri
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.18
|
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.82
|
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
|
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Missouri
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.83
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.12
|
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
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