Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 38.3% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 46.1% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 72.3% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
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