Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 75.1% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 67.3% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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