Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 60.6% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 78.1% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Hungary
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Hungary
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
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