Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 3.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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