Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 19.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Greece, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
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Greece
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
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