Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 97.5% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Benin, you would:
pay 96.8% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,992
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA418
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Benin
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA764
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,369
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,335
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,177
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,479
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA791
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA361
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA440
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Benin
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,270
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,170
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
Benin
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,744
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,553
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,672
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,163
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
Benin
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,651,620
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,490
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA598
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,612
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,233
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,959
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,387
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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