Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 27.0% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 50.2% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 71.9% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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