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
BIF5,445
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
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