Cost of living comparison
Greece is 35.9% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Greece instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
$13.17
€12.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
$9.11
€8.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
$2.07
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
$4.23
€4.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
$7.55
€7.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
$40.19
€38.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
$28,316.80
€27,180.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
$13.82
€13.26
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
$32.82
€31.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
$524.36
€503.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
$392.21
€376.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
$175.68
€168.63
|
|
pay 20.0% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
$413.12
€396.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
$6,332.60
€6,078.52
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
$4.40
€4.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
$4.94
€4.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
$48.72
€46.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
$8.82
€8.47
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
$83.64
€80.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
$83.15
€79.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
$93.42
€89.67
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