Cost of living comparison
Italy is 52.2% more expensive than Hungary overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.2% more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 45.0% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 45.8% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 58.8% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 59.3% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.2% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 31.0% more in Italy
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Hungary.
If you lived in Italy instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,288.65
|
$16.15
€14.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,726.26
|
$10.06
€9.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF443.36
|
$2.55
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF315.05
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
pay 45.0% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF511.05
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,606.60
|
$6.83
€6.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,410.73
|
$5.53
€5.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF957.46
|
$3.41
€3.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF837.90
|
$5.05
€4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF243.75
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF271.62
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF267.73
|
$1.04
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF458.18
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF178.95
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF195.97
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,214.31
|
$7.22
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,531.85
|
$38.81
€35.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,310,555.18
|
$28,223.13
€25,853.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,305.54
|
$19.13
€17.52
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,280.44
|
$28.87
€26.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF153,649.37
|
$656.19
€601.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF117,367.59
|
$511.91
€468.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF36,931.59
|
$150.39
€137.76
|
|
pay 59.3% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF99,417.36
|
$508.72
€466.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,656,452.66
|
$9,465.55
€8,670.87
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF575.67
|
$5.01
€4.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF677.38
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,050.31
|
$6.20
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF15,841.05
|
$52.12
€47.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,324.14
|
$9.39
€8.60
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF24,011.75
|
$78.41
€71.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF9,993.28
|
$33.87
€31.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF24,237.69
|
$86.07
€78.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF28,338.75
|
$115.43
€105.74
|
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