Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 75.1% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 51.0% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 67.3% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 HUF3,217.57	$6.00 ETB798.14	-33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 HUF2,667.34	$6.24 ETB829.44	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HUF433.77	$0.78 ETB104.42	-35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 HUF308.24	$0.50 ETB66.80	-41.5%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

	Hungary	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF500.01	$1.20 ETB159.84	-13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 HUF1,571.87	$4.85 ETB645.63	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.84 HUF1,380.23	$6.08 ETB808.60	+58.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 HUF936.77	$2.65 ETB352.40	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 HUF819.79	$5.65 ETB751.08	+147.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 HUF238.49	$3.30 ETB439.16	+397.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 HUF265.75	$0.51 ETB67.36	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 HUF261.94	$1.08 ETB143.43	+47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 HUF448.28	$0.39 ETB51.42	-69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 HUF175.09	$0.31 ETB41.41	-36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 HUF191.73	$0.79 ETB105.64	+48.7%
Average			+51.0%

Hungary vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	Hungary	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,166.45	$4.88 ETB649.12	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.52 HUF7,369.05	$10.00 ETB1,330.24	-51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,367.29 HUF9,109,304.72	$25,000.00 ETB3,325,591.40	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.73 HUF4,212.48	$3.67 ETB487.53	-68.8%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Hungary	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.11 HUF6,144.68	$171.17 ETB22,769.22	+900.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.63 HUF150,328.19	$645.10 ETB85,813.56	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.78 HUF114,830.66	$422.74 ETB56,234.72	+32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.62 HUF36,133.30	$124.84 ETB16,606.44	+24.1%
Average			+252.7%

Hungary vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Hungary	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.87 HUF97,268.42	$81.47 ETB10,837.87	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,237.70 HUF2,599,032.64	$43,916.67 ETB5,841,955.56	+506.8%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 HUF563.22	$1.00 ETB133.02	-36.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 HUF662.74	$1.15 ETB152.94	-37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.59 HUF2,006.00	$4.00 ETB532.09	-28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.16 HUF15,498.65	$90.59 ETB12,051.28	+109.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 HUF2,273.91	$6.70 ETB891.26	+5.8%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 67.3% more for clothing

	Hungary	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 HUF23,492.73	$48.33 ETB6,429.48	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.23 HUF9,777.27	$75.17 ETB9,998.94	+176.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.04 HUF23,713.79	$108.84 ETB14,478.66	+64.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.21 HUF27,726.20	$119.32 ETB15,872.61	+54.5%
Average			+67.3%

Hungary vs. Ethiopia - 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: April 2025

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