Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 1.9% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK120.29
|
$8.72
HUF3,243.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.85
|
$7.58
HUF2,820.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.48
|
$1.25
HUF465.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.03
|
$0.97
HUF360.95
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.09
|
$1.49
HUF552.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.44
|
$5.20
HUF1,935.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.42
|
$4.19
HUF1,559.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.62
|
$2.84
HUF1,057.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.95
|
$2.46
HUF914.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.94
|
$0.70
HUF259.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.36
|
$0.79
HUF295.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.10
|
$0.84
HUF312.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.17
|
$1.33
HUF494.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
$0.54
HUF200.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.69
|
$0.56
HUF209.40
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.32
|
$6.47
HUF2,406.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK724.38
|
$21.93
HUF8,159.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK287,695.60
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,116,289.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.67
|
$12.71
HUF4,729.02
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK308.71
|
$15.33
HUF5,704.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,285.38
|
$399.32
HUF148,574.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,943.00
|
$313.48
HUF116,635.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK734.05
|
$107.20
HUF39,887.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,287.52
|
$280.59
HUF104,400.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,369.66
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,939,287.41
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.45
|
$1.71
HUF635.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.82
|
$1.85
HUF688.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.42
|
$5.66
HUF2,104.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK419.07
|
$41.60
HUF15,479.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK146.16
|
$5.86
HUF2,181.74
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK851.98
|
$70.88
HUF26,371.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK366.86
|
$28.89
HUF10,750.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK873.60
|
$70.44
HUF26,210.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,254.25
|
$80.82
HUF30,071.79
|
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