Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 28.6% 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 |
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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