Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 59.8% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 57.5% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 97.4% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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