Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 31.8% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,212
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,221
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,231
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA819
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,108
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,247
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,181
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,116
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,612
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA960
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA689
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA811
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,076
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA548
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA629
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,344
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,123
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA604,579
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA166,128
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA151,059
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA468,180
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA655
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,003
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,611
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,265
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,031
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,736
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,124
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA70,982
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA114,874
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
|
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