Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Szombathely, Hungary

Szombathely vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Szombathely is 21.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Szombathely
Groceries: pay 56.8% more in Szombathely
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Szombathely
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Szombathely
Childcare: pay 11.5% less in Szombathely
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% more in Szombathely
Clothing: pay 14.8% less in Szombathely

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

Szombathely vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Szombathely
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB709.03	$9.86 HUF3,509.96	+7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB393.90	$7.89 HUF2,807.97	+54.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB82.75	$1.03 HUF365.04	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB37.45	$0.61 HUF215.28	+24.7%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 56.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Szombathely
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB47.74	$1.39 HUF495.89	+125.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB340.04	$6.44 HUF2,293.17	+46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB275.27	$3.78 HUF1,345.49	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB117.26	$2.56 HUF912.59	+68.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB153.23	$2.90 HUF1,033.09	+46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB52.26	$0.75 HUF267.39	+11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB51.50	$0.72 HUF254.56	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB55.22	$0.82 HUF290.11	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB86.70	$1.21 HUF429.76	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.23	$0.52 HUF183.83	+107.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.15	$0.60 HUF212.14	+185.0%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Szombathely
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB171.19	$6.03 HUF2,143.85	+171.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,205.86	$17.48 HUF6,219.64	-38.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,363,418.15	$39,444.51 HUF14,035,145.84	+28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB449.05	$11.21 HUF3,987.31	+92.6%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Szombathely
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB492.29	$16.00 HUF5,693.93	+150.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB74,133.69	$355.12 HUF126,358.43	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,016.68	$289.36 HUF102,958.72	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,688.45	$154.49 HUF54,970.05	+78.3%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Szombathely
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,007.37	$236.75 HUF84,238.95	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB803,723.55	$13,152.55 HUF4,679,941.93	+26.3%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Szombathely
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB236.34	$1.21 HUF430.55	-60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB194.84	$1.68 HUF599.03	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB189.07	$5.26 HUF1,871.98	+114.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,495.92	$38.14 HUF13,571.83	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB393.90	$3.93 HUF1,399.30	-22.9%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Szombathely
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,263.63	$76.94 HUF27,377.66	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,265.36	$27.95 HUF9,944.88	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,409.04	$83.30 HUF29,639.63	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB7,870.12	$105.22 HUF37,439.54	+3.2%
Average			-14.8%

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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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