Cost of living comparison
Hungary is 34.7% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Hungary instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 63.4% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Hungary
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$8.72
HUF3,285.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$7.58
HUF2,857.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$1.25
HUF471.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.97
HUF365.64
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$1.49
HUF559.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$5.20
HUF1,960.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$4.19
HUF1,579.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$2.84
HUF1,071.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$2.46
HUF926.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$0.70
HUF263.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.79
HUF298.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$0.84
HUF316.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$1.33
HUF501.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.54
HUF202.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.56
HUF212.11
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$6.47
HUF2,437.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$21.93
HUF8,265.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$27,189.21
HUF10,247,613.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$12.71
HUF4,790.41
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$15.33
HUF5,778.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$399.32
HUF150,502.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$313.48
HUF118,150.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$107.20
HUF40,404.83
|
|
pay 8.4% more for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$280.59
HUF105,756.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$7,899.82
HUF2,977,443.56
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.71
HUF643.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$1.85
HUF697.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$5.66
HUF2,131.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$41.60
HUF15,680.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$5.86
HUF2,210.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Hungary
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$70.88
HUF26,713.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$28.89
HUF10,890.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$70.44
HUF26,550.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$80.82
HUF30,462.17
|
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