Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 17.9% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
$7.37
HUF2,666.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
$5.73
HUF2,073.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
$1.18
HUF426.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
$0.97
HUF350.23
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
$1.13
HUF409.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
$5.07
HUF1,834.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
$3.47
HUF1,257.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
$2.28
HUF823.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
$2.16
HUF783.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
$0.64
HUF230.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
$0.65
HUF235.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
$0.69
HUF250.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
$1.39
HUF502.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
$0.44
HUF160.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
$0.44
HUF160.18
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
$5.48
HUF1,982.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
$24.10
HUF8,724.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
$21,929.98
HUF7,937,994.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
$10.36
HUF3,750.23
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
$13.65
HUF4,941.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
$356.86
HUF129,171.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
$280.52
HUF101,540.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
$110.62
HUF40,039.73
|
|
pay 56.0% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
$218.36
HUF79,039.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,655,074.81
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
$1.58
HUF571.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
$1.71
HUF618.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
$5.63
HUF2,038.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
$36.88
HUF13,350.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
$5.73
HUF2,073.03
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
$57.90
HUF20,957.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
$26.48
HUF9,585.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
$72.51
HUF26,248.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
$73.83
HUF26,724.57
|
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