Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Szekesfehervar, Hungary

Szekesfehervar vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Szekesfehervar is 11.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Szekesfehervar
Groceries: pay 59.0% more in Szekesfehervar
Transportation: pay 57.9% more in Szekesfehervar
Housing: pay 2.0% more in Szekesfehervar
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Szekesfehervar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Szekesfehervar
Clothing: pay 37.7% less in Szekesfehervar

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

Szekesfehervar vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Szekesfehervar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB720.41	$9.86 HUF3,446.82	+7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB400.23	$7.37 HUF2,573.63	+44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB84.07	$1.14 HUF397.30	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.05	$0.85 HUF298.72	+76.2%
Average			+33.5%

Moscow vs. Szekesfehervar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Szekesfehervar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.51	$1.58 HUF551.49	+155.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB345.49	$4.22 HUF1,475.09	-4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB279.69	$4.27 HUF1,491.96	+19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB119.15	$2.83 HUF989.01	+86.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB155.69	$2.20 HUF770.05	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.10	$0.74 HUF256.96	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.33	$0.80 HUF281.28	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.11	$0.72 HUF250.05
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB88.09	$1.32 HUF461.53	+17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.54	$0.48 HUF166.66	+91.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.41	$0.59 HUF207.63	+184.0%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 57.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	Szekesfehervar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB173.94	$5.94 HUF2,075.45	+167.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,241.27	$21.04 HUF7,353.22	-26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,401,357.37	$22,359.34 HUF7,812,801.48	-27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB456.26	$12.63 HUF4,411.93	+117.0%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Szekesfehervar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB500.19	$14.91 HUF5,208.53	+133.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB75,323.74	$328.81 HUF114,894.14	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,739.32	$263.05 HUF91,915.31	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,795.82	$82.40 HUF28,791.41	-4.9%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Szekesfehervar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,585.39	$203.86 HUF71,234.37	-56.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB816,625.48	$5,261.02 HUF1,838,306.23	-49.5%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Szekesfehervar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB240.14	$1.18 HUF413.62	-61.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB197.96	$1.74 HUF606.64	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB192.11	$6.05 HUF2,114.05	+147.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,535.99	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB400.23	$5.52 HUF1,930.22	+8.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 37.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Szekesfehervar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,364.18	$55.24 HUF19,302.22	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,317.77	$21.04 HUF7,353.22	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,544.03	$65.76 HUF22,978.83	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB7,996.46	$72.34 HUF25,276.71	-29.1%
Average			-37.7%

Moscow vs. Szekesfehervar - 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: June 2025

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