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Hungary vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 59.3% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% less in Hungary
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Hungary
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Hungary
Housing: pay 21.2% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Hungary
Clothing: pay 66.4% more in Hungary

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, and housing in Hungary are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Hungary. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.3% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,641.12	$8.96 HUF3,435.14	+8.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,188.16	$7.43 HUF2,847.70	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD372.98	$1.21 HUF463.11	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD497.31	$0.86 HUF329.09	-65.7%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Liberia	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD328.91	$1.39 HUF533.82	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,174.72	$4.38 HUF1,678.16	-25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,210.10	$3.84 HUF1,473.56	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD721.69	$2.61 HUF1,000.11	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD890.47	$2.28 HUF875.22	-49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD147.68	$0.66 HUF254.61	-10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD512.94	$0.74 HUF283.72	-71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD786.46	$0.73 HUF279.65	-81.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD632.66	$1.25 HUF478.59	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD204.87	$0.49 HUF186.93	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD770.83	$0.53 HUF204.70	-86.2%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD801.94	$6.03 HUF2,312.94	+49.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,978.47	$20.52 HUF7,867.34	+2.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,008,517.70	$25,367.29 HUF9,725,266.58	+400.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,524.73	$11.73 HUF4,497.32	-7.6%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 21.2% more for housing

	Liberia	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,549.61	$17.11 HUF6,560.18	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD132,615.77	$418.63 HUF160,493.23	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,903.13	$319.78 HUF122,595.39	+255.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,467.04	$100.62 HUF38,576.60	-51.7%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,786.14	$270.87 HUF103,845.62	+264.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD298,385.48	$7,237.70 HUF2,774,776.56	+382.5%
Average			+323.4%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD497.31	$1.57 HUF601.31	-37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD621.64	$1.85 HUF707.55	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD994.62	$5.59 HUF2,141.64	+11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,167.93	$43.16 HUF16,546.65	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,939.46	$6.33 HUF2,427.67	-35.1%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 66.4% more for clothing

	Liberia	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,662.66	$65.42 HUF25,081.29	+255.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,713.67	$27.23 HUF10,438.40	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,189.46	$66.04 HUF25,317.29	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,676.00	$77.21 HUF29,601.01	+12.3%
Average			+66.4%

Liberia 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: February 2025

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