Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 8.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 6.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$8.96
HUF3,539.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$7.43
HUF2,934.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.21
HUF477.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.86
HUF339.06
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.39
HUF550.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$4.38
HUF1,729.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$3.84
HUF1,518.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.61
HUF1,030.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.28
HUF901.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.66
HUF262.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.74
HUF292.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.73
HUF288.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$1.25
HUF493.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.49
HUF192.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.53
HUF210.90
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$6.03
HUF2,383.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$20.52
HUF8,105.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,020,078.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$11.73
HUF4,633.65
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$17.11
HUF6,759.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$418.63
HUF165,358.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$319.78
HUF126,311.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$100.62
HUF39,746.01
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$270.87
HUF106,993.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,858,891.10
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$1.57
HUF619.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$1.85
HUF729.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$5.59
HUF2,206.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$43.16
HUF17,048.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$6.33
HUF2,501.26
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$65.42
HUF25,841.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$27.23
HUF10,754.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$66.04
HUF26,084.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$77.21
HUF30,498.34
|
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