Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 37.5% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.86
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.63
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,632.06
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.69
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.48
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€743.25
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.66
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€155.04
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 51.5% less for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€541.06
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,698.36
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.93
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.50
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.02
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.07
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.69
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
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