Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 56.9% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 66.6% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay 88.5% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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