Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 40.8% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 49.9% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
pay 75.3% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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