Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Szombathely, Hungary

Szombathely vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Szombathely is 7.9% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Szombathely
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Szombathely
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Szombathely
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Szombathely
Childcare: pay 34.6% more in Szombathely
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% less in Szombathely
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Szombathely

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, and housing in Szombathely are more expensive than in Hungary. Expenses including entertainment and sports and restaurants are lower in Szombathely.

Szombathely vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Szombathely instead of Hungary, you would:

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Szombathely
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 HUF3,288.65	$9.86 HUF3,620.54	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 HUF2,726.26	$7.89 HUF2,896.43	+6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HUF443.36	$1.03 HUF376.54	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 HUF315.05	$0.61 HUF222.06	-29.5%
Average			-7.1%

Hungary vs. Szombathely - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Hungary	Szombathely
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF511.05	$1.39 HUF511.51	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 HUF1,606.60	$6.44 HUF2,365.42	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.84 HUF1,410.73	$3.78 HUF1,387.88	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 HUF957.46	$2.56 HUF941.34	-1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 HUF837.90	$2.90 HUF1,065.64	+27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 HUF243.75	$0.75 HUF275.81	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 HUF271.62	$0.72 HUF262.58	-3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 HUF267.73	$0.82 HUF299.25	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 HUF458.18	$1.21 HUF443.30	-3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 HUF178.95	$0.52 HUF189.63	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 HUF195.97	$0.60 HUF218.82	+11.7%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Hungary	Szombathely
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,214.31	$6.03 HUF2,211.39	-0.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.52 HUF7,531.85	$17.48 HUF6,415.59	-14.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,367.29 HUF9,310,555.18	$39,444.51 HUF14,477,318.80	+55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.73 HUF4,305.54	$11.21 HUF4,112.93	-4.5%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Hungary	Szombathely
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.11 HUF6,280.44	$16.00 HUF5,873.31	-6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.63 HUF153,649.37	$355.12 HUF130,339.32	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.78 HUF117,367.59	$289.36 HUF106,202.41	-9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.62 HUF36,931.59	$154.49 HUF56,701.86	+53.5%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 34.6% more for childcare

	Hungary	Szombathely
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.87 HUF99,417.36	$236.75 HUF86,892.88	-12.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,237.70 HUF2,656,452.66	$13,152.55 HUF4,827,382.06	+81.7%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Szombathely
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 HUF575.67	$1.21 HUF444.12	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 HUF677.38	$1.68 HUF617.90	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.59 HUF2,050.31	$5.26 HUF1,930.95	-5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.16 HUF15,841.05	$38.14 HUF13,999.41	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 HUF2,324.14	$3.93 HUF1,443.39	-37.9%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Hungary	Szombathely
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 HUF24,011.75	$76.94 HUF28,240.19	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.23 HUF9,993.28	$27.95 HUF10,258.19	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.04 HUF24,237.69	$83.30 HUF30,573.42	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.21 HUF28,338.75	$105.22 HUF38,619.06	+36.3%
Average			+20.7%

Hungary vs. Szombathely - Cost of clothing

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