Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 57.1% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.7% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 47.1% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Hungary
Housing: pay 88.7% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 17.5% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Hungary

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Hungary are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 80.7% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS501.16	$8.96 HUF3,331.13	+54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS491.14	$7.43 HUF2,761.47	+30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.43	$1.21 HUF449.08	+78.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.63	$0.86 HUF319.12	+159.1%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 47.1% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.28	$1.39 HUF517.65	+191.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS444.03	$4.38 HUF1,627.34	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS280.43	$3.84 HUF1,428.94	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS151.82	$2.61 HUF969.83	+48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS208.63	$2.28 HUF848.72	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS40.73	$0.66 HUF246.90	+40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS73.49	$0.74 HUF275.13	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS81.53	$0.73 HUF271.19	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS77.97	$1.25 HUF464.10	+38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.65	$0.49 HUF181.27	+114.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.75	$0.53 HUF198.50	+122.4%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS250.96	$6.03 HUF2,242.91	+107.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS651.51	$20.52 HUF7,629.12	+172.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,407,888.63	$25,367.29 HUF9,430,796.11	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS360.84	$11.73 HUF4,361.15	+180.9%
Average			+106.2%

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pay 88.7% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,040.83	$17.11 HUF6,361.54	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,012.85	$418.63 HUF155,633.67	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,504.96	$319.78 HUF118,883.33	-9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,003.56	$100.62 HUF37,408.54	+333.9%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 17.5% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS19,884.92	$270.87 HUF100,701.28	+17.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS532,958.70	$7,237.70 HUF2,690,759.36	+17.3%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.23	$1.57 HUF583.10	+35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS177.63	$1.85 HUF686.13	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS134.81	$5.59 HUF2,076.79	+258.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,715.67	$43.16 HUF16,045.63	+0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS375.87	$6.33 HUF2,354.16	+45.6%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,508.12	$65.42 HUF24,321.85	+61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,357.77	$27.23 HUF10,122.34	-29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS8,975.32	$66.04 HUF24,550.71	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,352.67	$77.21 HUF28,704.73	-20.1%
Average			-6.3%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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