Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 27.8% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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