Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 43.6% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 86.5% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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