Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 5.6% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 24.6% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 0.7% less in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Hungary
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Hungary

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Hungary are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Hungary.

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Hungary vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 0.1% more for restaurants

	Poland	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN38.91	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.36	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN7.99	$1.53 HUF495.24	-25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.55	$1.22 HUF393.06	-27.9%
Average			+0.1%

Poland vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Poland	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.91	$1.45 HUF467.70	+14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN16.87	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	+16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.56	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN12.89	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.04	$2.93 HUF947.92	+3.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.99	$0.91 HUF293.18	+77.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.79	$0.95 HUF306.91	+32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.98 HUF315.85	+26.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.76	$1.51 HUF487.70	+23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.49	$0.47 HUF150.57	+21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$0.52 HUF168.31	+14.8%
Average			+21.6%

Poland vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Poland	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN23.90	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN119.83	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN118K	$29,505.45 HUF10M	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN33.58	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	+72.2%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Poland	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN65.54	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	$513.43 HUF166K	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	$393.20 HUF127K	-25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN830.55	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	-46.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 0.7% less for childcare

	Poland	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	$324.41 HUF105K	-13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	$8,370.86 HUF3M	+14.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.36	$2.18 HUF704.52	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.13	$2.37 HUF766.32	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.38	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	+43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN140.74	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.04	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	+8.6%
Average			-2.1%

Poland vs. Hungary - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Poland	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN314.75	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN142.38	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	-6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN333.81	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN369.91	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+0.4%
Average			-0.5%

Poland vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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