Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 57.5% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 43.2% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD260.73
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.41
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.20
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.82
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.51
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD204.95
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.62
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.11
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.06
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.17
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.35
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.53
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.91
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.09
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.49
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.48
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,243.24
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,631,146.83
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.57
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD974.04
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,940.04
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD9,998.87
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,099.91
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,742.84
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD96,945.83
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.55
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD83.95
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.15
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,340.75
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD249.98
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,260.28
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,067.02
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,569.62
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,341.49
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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