Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 11.0% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Jamaica
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.25
JMD1,155.32
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.80
JMD1,243.68
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
JMD212.08
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
JMD134.86
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
|
Jamaica
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.62
JMD418.03
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
JMD942.96
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.43
JMD2,140.44
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
JMD533.69
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
JMD392.52
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
JMD192.13
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD272.50
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD194.13
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
JMD146.45
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
JMD122.09
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Jamaica
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,601.97
JMD6,473,145.66
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.62
JMD3,606.18
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
|
Jamaica
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.42
JMD7,720.09
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.87
JMD94,838.98
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.79
JMD56,723.04
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.67
JMD16,208.63
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Jamaica
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$194.86
JMD31,067.10
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,060.17
JMD328,452.21
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jamaica
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.65
JMD421.94
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
JMD486.13
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.65
JMD1,378.54
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.08
JMD6,548.62
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.65
JMD1,858.03
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
|
Jamaica
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.19
JMD3,855.92
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.83
JMD3,479.65
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.00
JMD10,522.19
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
JMD10,788.58
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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