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Hungary vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 24.3% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 87.6% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 42.2% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 74.5% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Hungary

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Hungary are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Hungary. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 48.3% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB766.29	$8.96 HUF3,435.14	+49.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB796.34	$7.43 HUF2,847.70	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB100.26	$1.21 HUF463.11	+53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB64.13	$0.86 HUF329.09	+70.9%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB153.46	$1.39 HUF533.82	+15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB619.86	$4.38 HUF1,678.16	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB776.33	$3.84 HUF1,473.56	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB338.34	$2.61 HUF1,000.11	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB721.10	$2.28 HUF875.22	-59.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB421.63	$0.66 HUF254.61	-79.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB64.67	$0.74 HUF283.72	+46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB137.71	$0.73 HUF279.65	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB49.37	$1.25 HUF478.59	+223.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB39.75	$0.49 HUF186.93	+56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB101.43	$0.53 HUF204.70	-32.8%
Average			+8.1%

Ethiopia vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.6% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB623.21	$6.03 HUF2,312.94	+23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,277.14	$20.52 HUF7,867.34	+105.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,192,860.00	$25,367.29 HUF9,725,266.58	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB468.07	$11.73 HUF4,497.32	+220.1%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 42.2% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB21,860.45	$17.11 HUF6,560.18	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB82,388.56	$418.63 HUF160,493.23	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB53,990.27	$319.78 HUF122,595.39	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB15,943.64	$100.62 HUF38,576.60	-19.4%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 74.5% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,405.31	$270.87 HUF103,845.62	+232.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,608,790.73	$7,237.70 HUF2,774,776.56	-83.5%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB127.71	$1.57 HUF601.31	+56.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB146.83	$1.85 HUF707.55	+60.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB510.86	$5.59 HUF2,141.64	+39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,570.29	$43.16 HUF16,546.65	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB855.69	$6.33 HUF2,427.67	-5.5%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,172.86	$65.42 HUF25,081.29	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,599.87	$27.23 HUF10,438.40	-63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB13,900.79	$66.04 HUF25,317.29	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,239.10	$77.21 HUF29,601.01	-35.3%
Average			-25.8%

Ethiopia vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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