Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 30.2% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Hungary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,747.16
|
$8.96
HUF3,488.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,850.75
|
$7.43
HUF2,891.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,345.23
|
$1.21
HUF470.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,020.67
|
$0.86
HUF334.17
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,453.55
|
$1.39
HUF542.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,904.64
|
$4.38
HUF1,704.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,355.61
|
$3.84
HUF1,496.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,823.92
|
$2.61
HUF1,015.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,688.67
|
$2.28
HUF888.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS922.16
|
$0.66
HUF258.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS863.19
|
$0.74
HUF288.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS655.87
|
$0.73
HUF283.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,024.74
|
$1.25
HUF485.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS472.13
|
$0.49
HUF189.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS465.11
|
$0.53
HUF207.86
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,726.91
|
$6.03
HUF2,348.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,516.16
|
$20.52
HUF7,988.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,450,740.00
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,875,484.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,074.38
|
$11.73
HUF4,566.79
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
Argentina
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,715.67
|
$17.11
HUF6,661.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS308,864.79
|
$418.63
HUF162,972.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS225,706.40
|
$319.78
HUF124,489.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,677.98
|
$100.62
HUF39,172.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS176,813.88
|
$270.87
HUF105,449.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,892,870.21
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,817,636.22
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,841.82
|
$1.57
HUF610.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,123.92
|
$1.85
HUF718.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,399.93
|
$5.59
HUF2,174.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,258.35
|
$43.16
HUF16,802.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,849.50
|
$6.33
HUF2,465.16
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,026.57
|
$65.42
HUF25,468.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,388.09
|
$27.23
HUF10,599.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,575.96
|
$66.04
HUF25,708.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,000.13
|
$77.21
HUF30,058.24
|
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