Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 0.1% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Hungary instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 47.5% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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