Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 15.9% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA932
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA734
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA567
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA752
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA724
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA654
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
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