Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 18.2% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.09
|
$8.72
HUF3,262.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ46.90
|
$7.58
HUF2,837.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.11
|
$1.25
HUF468.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.31
|
$0.97
HUF363.10
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Hungary
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.08
|
$1.49
HUF555.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.39
|
$5.20
HUF1,947.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.85
|
$4.19
HUF1,568.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.13
|
$2.84
HUF1,064.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.68
|
$2.46
HUF920.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.64
|
$0.70
HUF261.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.19
|
$0.79
HUF296.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.68
|
$0.84
HUF314.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.67
|
$1.33
HUF497.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.54
HUF201.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.44
|
$0.56
HUF210.64
|
|
pay 83.3% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.13
|
$6.47
HUF2,420.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ64.87
|
$21.93
HUF8,208.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,046.30
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,176,377.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.36
|
$12.71
HUF4,757.11
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Hungary
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ321.82
|
$15.33
HUF5,738.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,402.09
|
$399.32
HUF149,456.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ2,995.77
|
$313.48
HUF117,328.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ415.15
|
$107.20
HUF40,123.96
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,489.61
|
$280.59
HUF105,020.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ52,946.08
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,956,746.02
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Hungary
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.71
|
$1.71
HUF639.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.25
|
$1.85
HUF692.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ26.94
|
$5.66
HUF2,116.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ332.62
|
$41.60
HUF15,571.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ54.88
|
$5.86
HUF2,194.70
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ366.32
|
$70.88
HUF26,527.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ423.95
|
$28.89
HUF10,814.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ789.02
|
$70.44
HUF26,365.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ789.96
|
$80.82
HUF30,250.41
|
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