Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 40.4% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Israel, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪70.03
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.63
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.95
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.87
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.78
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.62
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.16
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.50
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.15
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.29
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.32
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪27.17
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.43
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.62
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.86
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪246.11
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.63
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪490.17
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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