Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 25.7% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
|
pay 52.3% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Hungary
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Hungary
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Hungary
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
|
pay 75.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
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