Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 24.7% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Albania, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL674
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL569
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL143
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL68
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL72
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL443
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL628
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL297
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL290
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL56
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL65
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL58
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL43
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL708
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,408
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,751,737
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,657
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 25.2% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,438
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,175
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL22,841
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,033
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,058
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL270,112
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL224
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL139
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL320
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,290
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL739
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,145
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,059
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,065
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,370
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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