Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.4 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 81.5% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,243.50
|
$18.92
£14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,820.52
|
$8.82
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF465.63
|
$2.53
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF360.95
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Hungary
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF552.53
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,935.70
|
$6.93
£5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,559.11
|
$7.62
£6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,057.82
|
$5.60
£4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF914.78
|
$5.18
£4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF259.85
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF295.03
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF312.47
|
$2.40
£1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF494.80
|
$1.90
£1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF200.37
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF209.40
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,406.24
|
$7.03
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF8,159.63
|
$39.73
£31.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF10,116,289.51
|
$29,386.35
£23,189.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,729.02
|
$23.24
£18.34
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,704.55
|
$68.68
£54.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF148,574.08
|
$1,864.05
£1,471.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF116,635.92
|
$1,686.88
£1,331.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF39,887.04
|
$161.86
£127.73
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF104,400.77
|
$1,460.21
£1,152.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,939,287.41
|
$16,544.33
£13,055.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF635.33
|
$5.93
£4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF688.67
|
$4.02
£3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,104.31
|
$12.39
£9.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF15,479.97
|
$79.68
£62.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,181.74
|
$9.62
£7.59
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF26,371.08
|
$88.29
£69.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,750.93
|
$35.10
£27.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF26,210.17
|
$80.67
£63.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF30,071.79
|
$76.78
£60.59
|
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