Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 42.7% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Israel, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
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