Cost of living in Hungary
Summary of cost of living in Hungary
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 1,049,197 Ft
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 487,898 Ft
- Cost of living in Hungary is cheaper than in 60% of countries in Eastern Europe (6 out of 10)
- Cost of living in Hungary is cheaper than in 71% of countries in the World (47 out of 66)
Food | |||
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Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 3,413 Ft | ||
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 2,497 Ft | ||
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 969 Ft | ||
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 420 Ft | ||
12 eggs, large | 1,142 Ft | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 1,245 Ft | ||
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 2,136 Ft | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 543 Ft | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 400 Ft | ||
0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 367 Ft | ||
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 2,127 Ft | ||
2 liters of coca-cola | 638 Ft | ||
Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 394 Ft | ||
Housing | |||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 346,882 Ft | ||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 255,163 Ft | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 54,044 Ft | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 215,230 Ft | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 200,626 Ft | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 33,551 Ft | ||
Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 5,316 Ft | ||
40” flat screen tv | 126,233 Ft | ||
Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 37,403 Ft | ||
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 4,900 Ft | ||
Hourly rate for cleaning help | 3,830 Ft | ||
Clothes | |||
1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 27,804 Ft | ||
1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 12,238 Ft | ||
1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 29,735 Ft | ||
1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 37,726 Ft | ||
Transportation | |||
Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 10,249,600 Ft | ||
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 622 Ft | ||
Monthly ticket public transport | 9,647 Ft | ||
Personal Care | |||
Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 3,160 Ft | ||
1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 4,214 Ft | ||
Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 20,303 Ft | ||
1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 2,403 Ft | ||
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 1,128 Ft | ||
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 1,229 Ft | ||
4 rolls of toilet paper | 850 Ft | ||
Tube of toothpaste | 1,147 Ft | ||
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 4,753 Ft | ||
Entertainment | |||
Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 10,182 Ft | ||
2 tickets to the movies | 5,014 Ft | ||
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 16,653 Ft | ||
Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 16,679 Ft | ||
1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 2,589 Ft | ||
Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 816 Ft | ||
1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 806 Ft | ||
Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 246,317 Ft | ||
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 30 Ft | ||
1 month of gym membership in business district | 18,268 Ft | ||
1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 2,082 Ft |
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Map of Cost of Living in Hungary
This map shows only the top cities in Hungary. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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List of all cities available in Hungary
Budapest | Békéscsaba | Debrecen |
Dunaújváros | Győr | Kaposvár |
Kecskemét | Miskolc | Nagykanizsa |
Nyiregyhaza | Paradsasvar | Pécs |
Sopron | Szeged | Szolnok |
Szombathely | Tatabánya | Veszprém |
Zalaegerszeg |
Recent Comparisons
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- Cost of living in Budapest is 65% cheaper than in London
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- Cost of living in Budapest is 27% cheaper than in Madrid
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- Cost of living in Budapest is 19% cheaper than in Prague
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- Cost of living in Budapest is 50% cheaper than in Liverpool
- Cost of living in Budapest is 23% cheaper than in Oporto
- Cost of living in Budapest is 28% cheaper than in Lisbon
- Cost of living in Budapest is 68% more expensive than in Allahabad
- Cost of living in Budapest is 21% more expensive than in Caxias do Sul
- Cost of living in Budapest is 16% more expensive than in El Eulma
- Cost of living in Budapest is 10% cheaper than in Warsaw
- Cost of living in Budapest is 29% cheaper than in Seoul
- Cost of living in Budapest is 48% cheaper than in Hamamatsu
- Cost of living in Budapest is 34% more expensive than in Malatya
- Cost of living in Budapest is 64% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Budapest is 17% cheaper than in Ljubljana
- Cost of living in Budapest is 16% cheaper than in Istanbul
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Prices recently added
- Taxi fare per distance, weekday at noon, per 1 km. in Budapest costs 350 Ft (1 day ago)
- Laundry detergent, 2 liters in Budapest costs 4,500 Ft (1 day ago)
- Monthly rent - 45 m2 furnished studio in normal area in Budapest costs 230,000 Ft (1 day ago)
- Monthly rent - 45 m2 furnished studio in expensive area in Budapest costs 250,000 Ft (1 day ago)
- Public transport in Budapest costs 8,600 Ft (1 day ago)
- Public transport in Budapest costs 8,950 Ft (6 days ago)