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Hungary vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 2.5 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Hungary
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Hungary

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

Hungary vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.6% more for restaurants

	Iran	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 IRR158,537	$8.96 HUF3,613.10	+137.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.72 IRR156,540	$7.43 HUF2,995.23	+99.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 IRR35,765	$1.21 HUF487.10	+42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 IRR33,907	$0.86 HUF346.14	+6.6%
Average			+71.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Iran	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR20,954	$1.39 HUF561.47	+179.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.06 IRR86,721	$4.38 HUF1,765.10	+112.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 IRR114,497	$3.84 HUF1,549.90	+41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 IRR50,714	$2.61 HUF1,051.92	+116.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.58 IRR66,694	$2.28 HUF920.56	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IRR19,622	$0.66 HUF267.80	+42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 IRR31,701	$0.74 HUF298.42	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IRR20,443	$0.73 HUF294.14	+50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR12,802	$1.25 HUF503.39	+310.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,895	$0.49 HUF196.61	+88.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,040	$0.53 HUF215.30	+123.9%
Average			+100.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Iran	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.50 IRR105,234	$6.03 HUF2,432.77	+141.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.01 IRR463,375	$20.52 HUF8,274.92	+86.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$70,890.26 IRR2,984,480,044	$25,367.29 HUF10,229,104.62	-64.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 IRR124,785	$11.73 HUF4,730.31	+295.8%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Iran	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.98 IRR504,340	$17.11 HUF6,900.04	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.20 IRR14,196,072	$418.63 HUF168,807.92	+24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$231.30 IRR9,737,893	$319.78 HUF128,946.70	+38.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.31 IRR518,290	$100.62 HUF40,575.14	+717.3%
Average			+205.6%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Iran	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$88.94 IRR3,744,341	$270.87 HUF109,225.56	+204.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,004.45 IRR42,287,143	$7,237.70 HUF2,918,529.74	+620.6%
Average			+412.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.81 IRR34,256	$1.57 HUF632.46	+92.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.24 IRR52,355	$1.85 HUF744.21	+48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IRR82,630	$5.59 HUF2,252.59	+184.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.71 IRR745,579	$43.16 HUF17,403.88	+143.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.59 IRR66,829	$6.33 HUF2,553.44	+298.9%
Average			+153.7%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Iran	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.35 IRR1,404,230	$65.42 HUF26,380.68	+96.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.13 IRR1,226,294	$27.23 HUF10,979.18	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.63 IRR4,404,965	$66.04 HUF26,628.90	-36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.71 IRR2,766,390	$77.21 HUF31,134.56	+17.5%
Average			+17.5%

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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: January 2025

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