Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.1 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,490
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF11,032
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,471
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,964
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 75.5% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,110
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,587
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF8,061
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,998
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,254
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,658
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,915
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,276
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF638
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF766
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$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) | ?? |
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF845,961
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF214,345
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 73.9% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF300,018
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,677
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,826
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF7,035
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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