Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 54.3% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.39
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.12
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.81
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.69
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.78
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.01
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.98
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.50
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.27
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.12
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.69
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.37
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.91
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.53
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 82.3% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.39
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL268.35
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL280,527.87
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.58
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Moldova
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.17
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,999.54
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,741.84
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,468.17
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 10.6% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,980.45
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,920.26
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.84
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.25
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.72
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL440.24
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.29
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL748.12
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL540.80
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,362.81
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,559.20
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
|
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