Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 23.0% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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