Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 14.8% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 3.4% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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