Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 9.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Albania, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 83.3% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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