Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.3 times more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 85.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 66.7% more in Wellington

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Hungary. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Hungary	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 HUF3,288.65	$14.93 NZ$25.95	+66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 HUF2,726.26	$8.96 NZ$15.57	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 HUF443.36	$2.57 NZ$4.47	+113.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 HUF315.05	$2.15 NZ$3.75	+151.0%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 85.0% more for groceries

	Hungary	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF511.05	$1.96 NZ$3.41	+41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 HUF1,606.60	$4.15 NZ$7.21	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.84 HUF1,410.73	$6.98 NZ$12.14	+81.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 HUF957.46	$6.84 NZ$11.89	+162.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 HUF837.90	$5.06 NZ$8.79	+121.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 HUF243.75	$1.40 NZ$2.43	+110.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 HUF271.62	$1.09 NZ$1.90	+47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 HUF267.73	$1.48 NZ$2.57	+102.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 HUF458.18	$2.61 NZ$4.54	+109.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 HUF178.95	$1.01 NZ$1.76	+107.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 HUF195.97	$0.84 NZ$1.46	+57.0%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Hungary	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,214.31	$6.42 NZ$11.16	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.52 HUF7,531.85	$127.57 NZ$221.76	+521.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,367.29 HUF9,310,555.18	$34,339.84 NZ$59,695.52	+35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.73 HUF4,305.54	$18.22 NZ$31.66	+55.3%
Average			+154.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Hungary	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.11 HUF6,280.44	$54.27 NZ$94.34	+217.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$418.63 HUF153,649.37	$1,487.35 NZ$2,585.56	+255.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.78 HUF117,367.59	$1,335.17 NZ$2,321.03	+317.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.62 HUF36,931.59	$134.11 NZ$233.13	+33.3%
Average			+205.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Hungary	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.87 HUF99,417.36	$871.44 NZ$1,514.88	+221.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,237.70 HUF2,656,452.66	$12,649.75 NZ$21,990.01	+74.8%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 HUF575.67	$7.17 NZ$12.46	+356.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 HUF677.38	$3.41 NZ$5.93	+85.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.59 HUF2,050.31	$24.46 NZ$42.51	+337.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.16 HUF15,841.05	$39.85 NZ$69.27	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 HUF2,324.14	$12.24 NZ$21.28	+93.3%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 66.7% more for clothing

	Hungary	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.42 HUF24,011.75	$75.78 NZ$131.73	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.23 HUF9,993.28	$55.09 NZ$95.77	+102.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.04 HUF24,237.69	$119.44 NZ$207.64	+80.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.21 HUF28,338.75	$129.60 NZ$225.29	+67.8%
Average			+66.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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