Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 7.8% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Japan, you would:
pay 32.8% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
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pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
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