Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 19.5% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
$7.50
SVC65.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
$6.33
SVC55.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
$0.96
SVC8.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
$3.24
SVC28.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
$6.95
SVC60.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
$2.80
SVC24.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
$2.68
SVC23.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
$1.22
SVC10.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
$3.80
SVC33.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
$20.00
SVC174.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,868.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
$31.95
SVC279.51
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
$42.14
SVC368.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
$652.78
SVC5,710.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
$463.89
SVC4,058.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
$69.00
SVC603.64
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
$160.29
SVC1,402.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,219.47
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
$2.82
SVC24.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
$4.00
SVC34.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
$30.22
SVC264.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
$5.33
SVC46.66
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
$72.14
SVC631.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
$47.86
SVC418.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
$112.14
SVC981.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
$108.33
SVC947.70
|
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