Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.8 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,243.50
|
$40.07
€37.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,820.52
|
$11.16
€10.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF465.63
|
$5.85
€5.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF360.95
|
$7.58
€7.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Hungary
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF552.53
|
$5.05
€4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,935.70
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,559.11
|
$8.71
€8.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,057.82
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF914.78
|
$6.49
€6.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF259.85
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF295.03
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF312.47
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF494.80
|
$2.46
€2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF200.37
|
$1.71
€1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF209.40
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,406.24
|
$8.77
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF8,159.63
|
$30.05
€28.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF10,116,289.51
|
$49,675.27
€46,349.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,729.02
|
$21.66
€20.21
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,704.55
|
$88.99
€83.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF148,574.08
|
$6,575.69
€6,135.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF116,635.92
|
$4,417.00
€4,121.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF39,887.04
|
$269.58
€251.53
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF104,400.77
|
$2,788.69
€2,602.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,939,287.41
|
$29,714.46
€27,725.17
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF635.33
|
$8.93
€8.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF688.67
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,104.31
|
$12.18
€11.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF15,479.97
|
$517.80
€483.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,181.74
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Hungary
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF26,371.08
|
$156.40
€145.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,750.93
|
$65.34
€60.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF26,210.17
|
$188.26
€175.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF30,071.79
|
$451.61
€421.37
|
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