Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 29.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Finland, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$8.96
HUF3,488.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$7.43
HUF2,891.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$1.21
HUF470.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$0.86
HUF334.17
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$1.39
HUF542.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$4.38
HUF1,704.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$3.84
HUF1,496.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$2.61
HUF1,015.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$2.28
HUF888.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.66
HUF258.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.74
HUF288.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.73
HUF283.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$1.25
HUF485.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.49
HUF189.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.53
HUF207.86
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$6.03
HUF2,348.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$20.52
HUF7,988.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,875,484.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$11.73
HUF4,566.79
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$17.11
HUF6,661.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$418.63
HUF162,972.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$319.78
HUF124,489.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$100.62
HUF39,172.46
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$270.87
HUF105,449.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,817,636.22
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$1.57
HUF610.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$1.85
HUF718.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$5.59
HUF2,174.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$43.16
HUF16,802.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$6.33
HUF2,465.16
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$65.42
HUF25,468.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$27.23
HUF10,599.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$66.04
HUF25,708.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$77.21
HUF30,058.24
|
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