Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 11.1% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,752.040
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.860
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.410
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.740
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.890
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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