Cost of living comparison
Norway is 94.0% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Norway instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 94.4% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
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