Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
Db428,710
|
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
Db208,231
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
Db24,498
|
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
Db21,649
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
Db214,355
|
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
Db108,190
|
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
Db78,393
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
Db194,460
|
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Db11,112
|
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
Db38,892
|
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
Db33,336
|
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
Db25,002
|
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
Db19,446
|
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
Db102,007
|
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
Db7,349,315
|
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
Db4,899,543
|
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
Db13,474
|
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
Db36,747
|
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
Db48,995
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
Db783,927
|
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
Db440,959
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
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