Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 46.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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