Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 37.8% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Norway, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 8.9% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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