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
HUF3,469.60
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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