Cost of living comparison
Finland is 60.6% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Finland instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$14.18
€13.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$3.70
€3.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$4.27
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$5.38
€5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$7.64
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$60.52
€58.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$18.35
€17.60
|
|
pay 47.7% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$734.49
€704.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$604.75
€579.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
|
pay 13.9% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$291.42
€279.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$7.29
€6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$41.73
€40.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$15.60
€14.95
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$108.56
€104.09
|
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