Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 6.0% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Romania, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.90
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.20
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.82
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.11
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.08
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.90
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.14
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.06
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.80
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.96
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.97
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON99.05
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.56
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.62
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.53
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.71
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.57
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.79
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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