Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 8.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Hungary
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 48.1 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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