Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 28.8% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 52.3% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.75
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.51
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.56
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.98
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.13
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.10
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.97
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.74
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.79
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.38
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,105.50
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO668,368.97
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.28
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.24
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,330.41
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,368.82
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.31
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
|
pay 56.6% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,148.73
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO364,189.26
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.79
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.87
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.12
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO961.05
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.44
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,559.84
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.67
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,162.75
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,907.56
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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