Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 31.0% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
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