Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 25.4% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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