Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 20.4% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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