Cost of living comparison

Paris, France

compared to

Szombathely, Hungary

Szombathely vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Szombathely is 45.3% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% less in Szombathely
Groceries: pay 42.8% less in Szombathely
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Szombathely
Housing: pay 54.2% less in Szombathely
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in Szombathely
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Szombathely
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Szombathely

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Szombathely.

Szombathely vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Szombathely
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.67	$9.86 HUF3,654.85	-38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 €11.73	$7.89 HUF2,923.88	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.09 €3.73	$1.03 HUF380.10	-74.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.70	$0.61 HUF224.16	-79.5%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 42.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Szombathely
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 €1.83	$1.39 HUF516.36	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.23 €10.25	$6.44 HUF2,387.83	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.41 €4.93	$3.78 HUF1,401.04	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.85 €4.42	$2.56 HUF950.26	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.77	$2.90 HUF1,075.74	-54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.44	$0.75 HUF278.42	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.96	$0.72 HUF265.07	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.50 €1.37	$0.82 HUF302.09	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.62	$1.21 HUF447.50	-32.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €1.01	$0.52 HUF191.42	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.10	$0.60 HUF220.89	-50.7%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Paris	Szombathely
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.65 €6.98	$6.03 HUF2,232.35	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.60 €84.49	$17.48 HUF6,476.39	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,688.77 €29,826.42	$39,444.51 HUF14,614,518.80	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.84 €22.66	$11.21 HUF4,151.91	-54.9%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 54.2% less for housing

	Paris	Szombathely
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.65 €30.71	$16.00 HUF5,928.98	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,367.25 €1,247.53	$355.12 HUF131,574.53	-74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.37 €964.78	$289.36 HUF107,208.87	-72.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.37 €171.88	$154.49 HUF57,239.22	-18.0%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Paris	Szombathely
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$756.26 €690.04	$236.75 HUF87,716.35	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,942.48 €14,546.49	$13,152.55 HUF4,873,130.64	-17.5%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Szombathely
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.85	$1.21 HUF448.33	-83.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 €3.94	$1.68 HUF623.76	-61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.40 €12.22	$5.26 HUF1,949.25	-60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.48 €33.29	$38.14 HUF14,132.08	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.71	$3.93 HUF1,457.07	-71.8%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Paris	Szombathely
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.81 €94.72	$76.94 HUF28,507.81	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.57 €42.49	$27.95 HUF10,355.40	-40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.54 €101.78	$83.30 HUF30,863.16	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.98 €135.93	$105.22 HUF38,985.05	-29.4%
Average			-30.1%

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