Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 34.8% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$570.26
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$87.91
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$63.86
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.03
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$155.25
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$189.32
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.56
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.35
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.17
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$45.91
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.74
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.10
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$272.74
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$637.64
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$138.84
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.24
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$364.96
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
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