Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 35.1% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Russia, you would:
pay 48.1% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$7.37
Ft2,710.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$1.18
Ft433.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$0.97
Ft355.99
|
|
pay 37.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$1.13
Ft416.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$5.07
Ft1,864.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$3.47
Ft1,278.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$2.28
Ft837.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$2.16
Ft796.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$0.64
Ft234.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$0.65
Ft239.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$0.69
Ft254.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$1.39
Ft510.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.44
Ft163.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$0.44
Ft162.82
|
|
pay 82.3% more for transportation
Russia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$5.48
Ft2,014.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
$24.10
Ft8,867.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,068,477.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$10.36
Ft3,811.87
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Russia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$13.65
Ft5,022.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$356.86
Ft131,295.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$280.52
Ft103,209.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$110.62
Ft40,697.90
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Russia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$218.36
Ft80,338.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,682,280.64
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$1.58
Ft581.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$1.71
Ft628.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$5.63
Ft2,071.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$36.88
Ft13,570.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$5.73
Ft2,107.11
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Russia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$57.90
Ft21,301.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$26.48
Ft9,742.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$72.51
Ft26,679.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$73.83
Ft27,163.87
|
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