Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 7.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 86.1% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Hungary
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$8.96
HUF3,469.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$7.43
HUF2,876.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.21
HUF467.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.86
HUF332.39
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.39
HUF539.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$4.38
HUF1,694.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$3.84
HUF1,488.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$2.61
HUF1,010.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$2.28
HUF884.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.66
HUF257.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.74
HUF286.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.73
HUF282.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.25
HUF483.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.49
HUF188.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.53
HUF206.75
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$6.03
HUF2,336.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$20.52
HUF7,946.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,944.62
|
$25,367.29
HUF9,822,847.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$11.73
HUF4,542.44
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.56
|
$17.11
HUF6,626.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.57
|
$418.63
HUF162,103.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.08
|
$319.78
HUF123,825.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.84
|
$100.62
HUF38,963.67
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.37
|
$270.87
HUF104,887.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,775.81
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,802,617.99
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$1.57
HUF607.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.85
HUF714.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$5.59
HUF2,163.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.25
|
$43.16
HUF16,712.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.45
|
$6.33
HUF2,452.02
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Hungary
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.17
|
$65.42
HUF25,332.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.89
|
$27.23
HUF10,543.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.28
|
$66.04
HUF25,571.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.28
|
$77.21
HUF29,898.02
|
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