Cost of Living in
Hungary

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1097	$2622
Without rent	$436	$1868
Rent & Utilities	$513.72	$912.79
Food	$332	$1066
Transport	$70.45	$168.73
Monthly salary after tax	$1171.05
Human freedom index	8.23
Life expectancy	70.43
English speaking %	65.54%
Population	9.8M

The cost of living in Hungary is $1097, which is 1.05 times more expensive than the world average. Hungary is ranked 67th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Hungary is $1171.05, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months.

Hungary

We calculate prices for Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 153 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1097	67 / 208
Without rent	$436	119 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$513.72	77 / 208
Food	$332	93 / 208
Transport	$70.45	88 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	530.44$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	361.55$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	845.93$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	613.45$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	77.32$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	109$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	13.98$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.18$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2723$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1806$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	8.07$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	37.33$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	7.77$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.66$
Cappuccino	2.69$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.17$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	1.29$
Monthly ticket local transport	23.51$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	14.23$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.85$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.34$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.5$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.76$
Eggs, x12	2.99$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.37$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.08$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.96$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.5$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.02$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.8$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.57$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.12$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.26$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.29$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.43$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	5.63$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.25$
Cigarette pack	6.1$
Cold medicince, 1 week	8.74$
Hair Shampoo	3.9$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.73$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.48$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	52.47$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	6.94$
Doctor's visit	46.07$
Haircut, simple	9.99$
Brand Jeans	74.25$
Brand Sneakers	76.93$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	352.35$
International Primary School, 1 year	7956$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Budapest	$1122
2	Komarom-Esztergom	$1106
3	Debrecen	$1071
4	Kecskemet	$1054
5	Dunakeszi	$1046
6	Ozd	$1032
7	Tatabanya	$1026
8	Godollo	$1016
9	Mosonmagyarovar	$973
10	Pecs	$949
11	Nograd	$944
12	Szeged	$929
13	Cegled	$918
14	Vas	$912
15	Hodmezovasarhely	$897
16	Szekesfehervar	$891
17	Heves	$880
18	Pest	$880
19	Dunaujvaros	$872
20	Bacs-Kiskun	$867
21	Zalaegerszeg	$858
22	Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok	$839
23	Salgotarjan	$837
24	Szigetszentmiklos	$833
25	Sopron	$824
26	Baja	$815
27	Nagykanizsa	$810
28	Baranya	$803
29	Miskolc	$799
30	Bekes	$796
31	Tolna	$796
32	Hajdu-Bihar	$783
33	Veszprem	$783
34	Budafok-Teteny	$783
35	Eger	$777
36	Somogy	$772
37	Vac	$770
38	Pilis	$759
39	Bekescsaba	$759
40	Csongrad	$755
41	Szombathely	$754
42	Szekszard	$747
43	Erd	$735
44	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$724
45	Gyor	$697
46	Zala	$675
47	Fejer	$670
48	Csongrad-Csanad	$649
49	Szolnok	$624
50	Fejer County	$624
51	Nyiregyhaza	$622
52	Kaposvar	$621
53	Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen	$617
54	Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg	$529
55	Monaco	$7654
56	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
57	Singapore	$3385
58	Neuchatel	$3164
59	Ile-de-France	$2736
60	Zurich	$2715
61	California	$2710
62	Queretaro	$2187
63	United States	$2149
64	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
65	Aland	$2038
66	Ostergotland	$1978
67	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
68	Hoki	$1897
69	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
70	Liege	$1878
71	Plzen	$1831
72	South Pyongan	$1816
73	Hokkaido	$1802
74	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
75	Nampo	$1690
76	Jonkoping	$1661
77	Rikuchu	$1633
78	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
79	Caceres	$1564
80	Holguin	$1508
81	Usti nad Labem	$1462
82	Cadiz	$1459
83	Orebro	$1456
84	Kavala	$1444
85	Limon	$1428
86	Al Bahah	$1394
87	Colon (Panama)	$1391
88	Zlin	$1388
89	Vastmanland	$1381
90	Omi	$1355
91	Tacuarembo	$1343
92	Siauliai County	$1329
93	Ahuachapan	$1327
94	Shimosa	$1324
95	Ciego de Avila	$1316
96	Tokai	$1300
97	Xanthi	$1280
98	Dembeni	$1275
99	Panama	$1271
100	Bayamon	$1269
101	Paysandu	$1264
102	Usulutan	$1259
103	Zilina	$1252
104	Hyuga	$1251
105	Guantanamo	$1238
106	Panama	$1234
107	Ioannina	$1231
108	Igdir	$1230
109	Panama Oeste	$1230
110	San-Pedro	$1203
111	Klaipeda	$1201
112	Tillaberi	$1200
113	Etchu	$1194
114	Vlore	$1194
115	Constanta	$1189
116	Kai	$1170
117	Pinar del Rio	$1161
118	Riga Planning Region	$1154
119	Camaguey	$1149
120	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
121	Lodz	$1132
122	Chania	$1130
123	Causeni	$1128
124	Presov	$1128
125	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
126	Kermanshah	$1116
127	Franche-Comte	$1113
128	Yoro	$1112
129	Tekirdag	$1111
130	Zambezia	$1107
131	Bahia	$1102
132	Setubal	$1097
133	Drama	$1085
134	Kastoria	$1081
135	Suo	$1080
136	Balikesir	$1075
137	Thies	$1074
138	Trencin	$1063
139	Serres	$1060
140	Dubasari	$1050
141	Rethymno	$1045
142	Equateur	$1036
143	Espirito Santo	$1034
144	Suchitepequez	$1030
145	Haut-Uele	$1027
146	Gabu	$1019
147	Straseni	$1015
148	Brasov	$1014
149	Goias	$1013
150	Boke	$1007
151	Mexico	$1007
152	Totomi	$995
153	Siauliai	$994
154	Colon (Cuba)	$992
155	Banska Bystrica	$983
156	Panevezys	$969
157	Iasi	$963
158	Sao Paulo	$961
159	Kozuke	$956
160	Klaipeda County	$952
161	Izmir	$949
162	Osumi	$945
163	Kutahya	$934
164	Quilpue	$930
165	Hradec Kralove	$929
166	Kasai	$920
167	Kasai-Oriental	$919
168	Gueckedou	$918
169	Michoacan	$908
170	Eskisehir	$906
171	Extreme-Nord	$900
172	Solola	$897
173	Timis	$890
174	Bafata	$878
175	Kahramanmaras	$878
176	Usak	$877
177	Guatemala	$876
178	Uige	$872
179	Dien Bien	$871
180	Estado de Mexico	$864
181	Yucatan	$864
182	Durres	$856
183	Guaira	$856
184	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
185	Diyarbakir	$850
186	Cotui	$846
187	Ceara	$845
188	Francisco Morazan	$845
189	Botosani	$841
190	Esteli	$838
191	Buzau	$834
192	Botosani	$829
193	Forecariah	$826
194	Kirikkale	$816
195	Maan	$816
196	San Luis Potosi	$814
197	Boyaca	$812
198	Tucuman	$812
199	Caras-Severin	$810
200	Neuquen	$806
201	Bekes	$799
202	Hoki Province	$787
203	Adiyaman	$779
204	Arges	$779
205	Neamt	$777
206	Raska	$771
207	Atlantico	$768
208	Marijampole	$762
209	Para	$756
210	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
211	Ialomita	$751
212	Veszprem	$751
213	Wasit	$751
214	Huila	$747
215	Sirvan	$747
216	Canakkale	$743
217	Aydin	$733
218	Elazig	$730
219	Chisinau	$726
220	Nuevo Leon	$720
221	Shkoder	$718
222	Korce	$710
223	Khuzestan	$708
224	Copiapo	$705
225	Bazega	$694
226	Curico	$692
227	Hamadan	$689
228	Mures	$683
229	Passore	$680
230	Braila	$675
231	Oueme	$671
232	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
233	Iasi	$668
234	Djibouti	$666
235	Rezekne	$664
236	Laayoune	$660
237	Nghe An	$657
238	Awash	$655
239	Elazig	$650
240	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
241	Gilan	$644
242	Meknes	$634
243	Mures	$633
244	Khenifra	$631
245	Tuyen Quang	$628
246	Bacau	$624
247	Paraguari	$622
248	Caras-Severin	$620
249	Piaui	$620
250	Binh Phuoc	$612
251	Osh	$608
252	Chuy Province	$607
253	Vinh Long	$607
254	Anse-a-Veau	$604
255	Dambovita	$604
256	Medias	$602
257	Koulpelogo	$595
258	Anosy	$594
259	Rio San Juan	$590
260	Bac Lieu	$587
261	Ninh Thuan	$585
262	Setif	$582
263	Duzce	$573
264	Ain Beida	$572
265	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
266	Agri	$569
267	Maramures	$569
268	Al Mahwit	$568
269	Hau Giang	$567
270	Dak Lak	$566
271	Al Hoceima	$562
272	Nis	$561
273	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
274	Cadiz	$542
275	Valcea	$542
276	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
277	Bac Giang	$536
278	Soc Trang	$535
279	Miragoane	$533
280	Bechar	$531
281	Menaka	$525
282	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
283	Karbala	$522
284	Lere	$516
285	Stavropol	$514
286	Yen Bai	$513
287	Kirklareli	$512
288	Hajjah	$507
289	Son La	$502
290	San Andres	$500
291	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
292	Sadah	$495
293	Dhaka	$489
294	Sale	$489
295	Corum	$484
296	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
297	Binh Dinh	$480
298	Oulmes	$480
299	Caaguazu	$478
300	Arta	$476
301	Dong Nai	$473
302	Lang Son	$470
303	Salar	$470
304	Kenitra	$467
305	Quang Tri	$466
306	Ayni	$465
307	Dong Thap	$463
308	Narino	$462
309	Maharashtra	$461
310	Quang Ninh	$453
311	Nam Dinh	$448
312	Ain Temouchent	$444
313	Thanh Hoa	$444
314	Sanaa	$443
315	MSila	$441
316	Binh Duong	$438
317	Homs	$436
318	Khemisset	$435
319	Medenine	$433
320	Ca Mau	$431
321	Kebili	$431
322	Thua Thien Hue	$431
323	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
324	Ain Defla	$426
325	Mazandaran	$426
326	Binh Thuan	$424
327	Tamba	$423
328	Jaen (Peru)	$422
329	Tetouan	$414
330	Al Bayda	$412
331	Ysyk-Kol	$411
332	Tebessa	$409
333	Bejaia	$405
334	Misratah	$399
335	Baghlan	$398
336	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
337	Daharia	$393
338	Al Bayda	$390
339	San Joaquin	$389
340	Tay Ninh	$389
341	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
342	Kien Giang	$381
343	Saida	$381
344	Gabes	$377
345	Kosice	$372
346	Sabha	$365
347	Bihar	$363
348	Kien Giang	$363
349	Quang Nam	$363
350	Samana	$360
351	Medea	$333
352	Ben Tre	$324
353	Naama	$302