Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 33.1% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$1.31
FCFA822
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$1.16
FCFA730
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$1.43
FCFA901
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$0.94
FCFA590
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$1.04
FCFA653
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$1.11
FCFA699
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$0.98
FCFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
|
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