Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 48.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
|
pay 66.3% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
|
pay 29.3% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
|
pay 98.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
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