Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Szeged, Hungary

Szeged vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Szeged is 13.4% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% more in Szeged
Groceries: pay 50.6% more in Szeged
Transportation: pay 63.0% more in Szeged
Housing: pay 14.6% more in Szeged
Childcare: pay 48.9% less in Szeged
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Szeged
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Szeged

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Szeged are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Szeged.

Szeged vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Szeged instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 28.4% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Szeged
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB717.07	$6.97 HUF2,383.27	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB398.37	$6.58 HUF2,248.36	+28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB83.68	$1.14 HUF388.74	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB37.87	$0.98 HUF336.36	+102.8%
Average			+28.4%

Moscow vs. Szeged - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Szeged
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.29	$1.45 HUF494.64	+133.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB343.89	$4.21 HUF1,438.95	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB278.40	$4.27 HUF1,459.80	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB118.60	$2.56 HUF875.36	+68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB154.97	$2.20 HUF753.46	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB52.86	$0.71 HUF242.52	+4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.09	$0.72 HUF244.76	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB55.85	$0.72 HUF244.66
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB87.69	$1.32 HUF451.59	+17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.45	$0.48 HUF163.07	+91.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.33	$0.54 HUF183.57	+156.7%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 63.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Szeged
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB173.14	$6.07 HUF2,073.80	+173.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,230.89	$25.25 HUF8,633.72	-11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,390,235.43	$22,359.34 HUF7,644,435.63	-27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB454.14	$12.63 HUF4,316.86	+117.0%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	Moscow	Szeged
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB497.88	$17.19 HUF5,875.72	+169.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB74,974.87	$381.42 HUF130,405.08	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,527.48	$315.66 HUF107,921.44	-45.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,764.34	$82.40 HUF28,170.96	-4.9%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Szeged
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,415.94	$241.13 HUF82,439.99	-48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB812,843.25	$5,261.02 HUF1,798,690.74	-49.5%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Szeged
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB239.02	$1.64 HUF562.09	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB197.05	$1.74 HUF593.57	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB191.22	$5.79 HUF1,978.56	+136.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,524.24	$35.77 HUF12,231.10	+10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB398.37	$5.52 HUF1,888.63	+8.2%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Szeged
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,334.71	$65.76 HUF22,483.63	-19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,302.41	$23.67 HUF8,094.11	-44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,504.45	$61.38 HUF20,984.73	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB7,959.42	$92.07 HUF31,477.09	-9.7%
Average			-29.1%

Moscow vs. Szeged - 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: July 2025

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