Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 2.5 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR249.20
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR864.07
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.64
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.62
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.87
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR464.49
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR389.04
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR197.53
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR188.26
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR141.96
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.87
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR71.46
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.33
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.97
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.76
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR662.24
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR2,011.92
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,312,830.63
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,462.24
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,333.84
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,183.04
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,870.34
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,948.96
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,338.05
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR392,091.57
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR311.27
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR202.92
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR394.35
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,083.93
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR434.62
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,999.52
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,801.15
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,681.32
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,397.63
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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