Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 98.8% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 69.8% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 59.6% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.9% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Hungary

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

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Hungary vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% more for restaurants

	Syria	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+81.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$1.53 HUF495.24	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$1.22 HUF393.06	+62.5%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 69.8% more for groceries

	Syria	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.45 HUF467.70	+155.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	+90.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	+0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.93 HUF947.92	+13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.91 HUF293.18	+89.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.95 HUF306.91	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.98 HUF315.85	+110.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.51 HUF487.70	+289.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.47 HUF150.57	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.52 HUF168.31	+39.9%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 59.6% more for transportation

	Syria	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	+273.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$29,505.45 HUF10M	+67.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	+21.5%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Syria	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$513.43 HUF166K	+119.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$393.20 HUF127K	+275.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	+59.3%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Syria	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$324.41 HUF105K	+452.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$8,370.86 HUF3M	+420.6%
Average			+436.3%

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pay 84.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.18 HUF704.52	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.37 HUF766.32	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	+156.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	+167.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	+143.5%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Syria	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+105.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+17.6%
Average			+24.9%

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