Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 8.3% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,083.86
|
$5.15
ZMW137.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,681.69
|
$3.43
ZMW91.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF442.72
|
$0.98
ZMW26.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF343.19
|
$0.45
ZMW11.96
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF525.33
|
$0.80
ZMW21.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,840.43
|
$3.95
ZMW105.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,482.37
|
$4.90
ZMW130.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,005.75
|
$2.42
ZMW64.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF869.75
|
$1.79
ZMW47.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF247.06
|
$1.13
ZMW30.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF280.51
|
$0.71
ZMW18.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF297.10
|
$1.21
ZMW32.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF470.44
|
$0.62
ZMW16.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF190.50
|
$0.73
ZMW19.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF199.09
|
$0.73
ZMW19.57
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,287.80
|
$5.05
ZMW134.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,758.01
|
$37.04
ZMW987.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,618,371.41
|
$8,004.53
ZMW213,390.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,496.26
|
$12.13
ZMW323.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,423.77
|
$144.44
ZMW3,850.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF141,261.34
|
$262.56
ZMW6,999.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF110,895.17
|
$159.59
ZMW4,254.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF37,923.82
|
$83.50
ZMW2,226.05
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF99,262.22
|
$111.30
ZMW2,967.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,794,617.33
|
$5,884.51
ZMW156,873.26
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF604.05
|
$1.02
ZMW27.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF654.78
|
$2.19
ZMW58.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,000.73
|
$2.57
ZMW68.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,718.05
|
$40.66
ZMW1,083.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,074.35
|
$3.12
ZMW83.07
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,073.11
|
$24.53
ZMW653.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,221.77
|
$26.26
ZMW700.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF24,920.12
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF28,591.68
|
$87.89
ZMW2,343.10
|
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