Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 3.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN31
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN127
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN152
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN95
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 88.3% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN257
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN979
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN774
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN309
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN69
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN734
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN209
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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