Prices in Hungary can be very interesting to learn. Right now the exchange is 1 dollar equals 272 Hungarian Forint. And as far as prices go, some items cost considerably more than in the states, while others are considerably less. One example of considerably more in cost is fuel prices. In the states, prices are hovering somewhere around the $2.00 mark, prices for a gallon of gas in Hungary is more around the $5.00 mark.
In the grocery store, there are some items that we would readily stock up on for our pantry back in the states that now we steer clear of for not being able to justify the added expense. One of these such items is canned vegetables. They are no longer the 60 cents we used to pay. A small 340g can is $1.50, and a 670g an is $2.27. I think I'll stick to fresh vegetables. More healthful anyway :)
Here is another one. Cans of tuna. I would readily stock up on this normally cheap item but now can't bring myself to pay $2.57 for one can.
And finally, maple syrup. Aunt Jemima is not in abundance here either so homemade syrup of brown sugar and water will be topping our pancakes. It costs 2,499 HUF which is around $9.17. Yikes!
There is good new though! Foods like eggs, bread and fresh vegetables are less in cost than we used to pay. So while some foods that we would consider convenience foods are more, at least the fresh foods are more affordable and more healthful anyway.
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