Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.0 times more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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