Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 26.5% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$9.43
F CFA5,929
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$1.31
F CFA822
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$0.90
F CFA566
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$7.28
F CFA4,576
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$6.18
F CFA3,890
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$5.93
F CFA3,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.44
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$1.85
F CFA1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$0.07
F CFA47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$4.52
F CFA2,842
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$25.57
F CFA16,082
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$32,027.10
F CFA20,142,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$45.27
F CFA28,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$433.95
F CFA272,920
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$225.47
F CFA141,802
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$75.86
F CFA47,709
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$765.65
F CFA481,526
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,220
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$1.55
F CFA976
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$2.04
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
pay 52.1% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$89.86
F CFA56,517
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$81.69
F CFA51,379
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
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