Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Poland, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
|
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