Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 65.3% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR11.46
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR16.58
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR2.89
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.68
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.62
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR30.85
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR24.98
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.21
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR7.67
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR4.68
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.35
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR4.99
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.52
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.68
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.11
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.22
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR61.65
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR144,260.90
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR28.02
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR104.98
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,250.74
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR844.00
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR142.32
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 58.7% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR668.09
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR25,913.05
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR14.32
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR10.78
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR16.27
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR138.00
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR15.82
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR219.48
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR113.91
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR259.53
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR225.29
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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