Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 29.3% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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