Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 9.5% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Hungary
Groceries: pay 8.9% less in Hungary
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Hungary
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 43.9% less in Hungary

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

Hungary vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$8.96 HUF3,331.13	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$7.43 HUF2,761.47	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.21 HUF449.08	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$0.86 HUF319.12	-42.8%
Average			-35.6%

Haiti vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

	Haiti	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$1.39 HUF517.65	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$4.38 HUF1,627.34	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$3.84 HUF1,428.94	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$2.61 HUF969.83	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$2.28 HUF848.72	-67.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.66 HUF246.90	-70.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$0.74 HUF275.13	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$0.73 HUF271.19	+60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.25 HUF464.10	+175.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.49 HUF181.27	-78.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.53 HUF198.50	-58.0%
Average			-8.9%

Haiti vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$6.03 HUF2,242.91	+200.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$20.52 HUF7,629.12	+2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$25,367.29 HUF9,430,796.11	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$11.73 HUF4,361.15	+227.7%
Average			+100.8%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Haiti	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$17.11 HUF6,361.54	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$418.63 HUF155,633.67	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$319.78 HUF118,883.33	-64.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$100.62 HUF37,408.54	+31.6%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Haiti	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$270.87 HUF100,701.28	+170.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$7,237.70 HUF2,690,759.36	+5.4%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$1.57 HUF583.10	-68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$1.85 HUF686.13	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$5.59 HUF2,076.79	+179.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$43.16 HUF16,045.63	-37.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$6.33 HUF2,354.16	-36.7%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 43.9% less for clothing

	Haiti	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$65.42 HUF24,321.85	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$27.23 HUF10,122.34	-63.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$66.04 HUF24,550.71	-45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$77.21 HUF28,704.73	-48.5%
Average			-43.9%

Haiti 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: March 2025

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