Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 41.2% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Hungary instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
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