Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Szolnok, Hungary

Szolnok vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Szolnok is 42.5% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Szolnok
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Szolnok
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Szolnok
Housing: pay 61.9% less in Szolnok
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in Szolnok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.4% less in Szolnok
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Szolnok

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Szolnok.

Szolnok vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Szolnok instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Rome	Szolnok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.65	$7.10 HUF2,406.93	-55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.10	$6.58 HUF2,228.63	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.90	$1.55 HUF523.73	-30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.95	$0.97 HUF327.61	-13.9%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Rome	Szolnok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.51	$1.00 HUF338.06	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €5.94	$2.98 HUF1,008.34	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.26	$2.84 HUF962.05	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.19	$1.95 HUF660.12	-48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.15	$1.91 HUF646.10	-61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.91	$0.44 HUF149.89	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.78	$0.62 HUF211.51	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.76	$0.53 HUF178.07	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.93	$0.94 HUF316.95	-14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.62	$0.40 HUF135.06	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.67	$0.41 HUF138.22	-48.0%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Rome	Szolnok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.07	$5.98 HUF2,025.02	-16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €31.85	$22.36 HUF7,577.36	-40.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €22,747.96	$16,309.17 HUF5,527,013.78	-39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €14.56	$11.92 HUF4,038.29	-30.5%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 61.9% less for housing

	Rome	Szolnok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.01	$15.78 HUF5,348.72	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,002.08	$289.36 HUF98,059.92	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €647.86	$236.75 HUF80,230.85	-69.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €142.01	$72.42 HUF24,541.20	-56.7%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Rome	Szolnok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €431.99	$131.53 HUF44,572.69	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €8,906.49	$3,156.61 HUF1,069,744.60	-69.9%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Szolnok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.55	$2.37 HUF802.31	-55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.30	$1.91 HUF646.30	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.46	$5.66 HUF1,916.63	-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €49.51	$43.40 HUF14,708.99	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.10	$4.47 HUF1,515.47	-58.3%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Rome	Szolnok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €55.55	$52.61 HUF17,829.08	-19.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €26.10	$25.43 HUF8,617.39	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €65.51	$53.49 HUF18,126.23	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €86.87	$64.89 HUF21,989.19	-36.6%
Average			-26.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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