Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 41.0% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 73.7% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 0.1% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 59.0% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.5% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Hungary

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Hungary are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

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Hungary vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+301.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.53 HUF495.24	+96.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$1.22 HUF393.06	+117.5%
Average			+138.5%

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pay 73.7% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.45 HUF467.70	+38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	+139.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	+41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+108.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.93 HUF947.92	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.91 HUF293.18	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.95 HUF306.91	+168.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.98 HUF315.85	+41.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$1.51 HUF487.70	+215.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.47 HUF150.57	+106.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.52 HUF168.31	+54.2%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	-4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$29,505.45 HUF10M	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	-21.5%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Rwanda	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$513.43 HUF166K	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$393.20 HUF127K	-5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	+78.7%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 59.0% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$324.41 HUF105K	+187.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$8,370.86 HUF3M	-12.0%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.18 HUF704.52	+114.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.37 HUF766.32	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	+270.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	+90.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	+131.4%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+388.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	+121.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	+283.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+182.4%
Average			+228.8%

Rwanda vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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