Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.3 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
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pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
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pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
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