Cost of living in Hungary

The cost of living in Hungary is approximately 991 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2445 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Hungary

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
991 $
Without Rent
509 $
Rent & Utilities
481 $
Food
338 $
Transport
71 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
1087 $
GDP per Capita
22,147 $
Freedom Index
7.24
Lifespan
76 years
Speak English
57%
Population
9.6M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 9.19 $
Dinner 44.8 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.64 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.07 $
Capuccino 2.26 $
Coke, 330ml 1.42 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.13 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.4 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.66 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.83 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.91 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.43 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 12.1 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.59 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.78 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.83 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.82 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.16 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.29 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.33 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.61 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 5.03 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.04 $
Cigarette pack 5.89 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 1.17 $
Monthly Pass 23.3 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.72 $
Taxi, 8 km 12.6 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 45 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 9.5 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.82 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.85 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.47 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 85 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 132 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 17.4 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 355 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 642 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 474 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 842 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 3,094 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 2,177 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 1,087 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 8.01%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 45 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.74 $
Haircut 8.59 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 81.4 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 75.2 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 359 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 9,480 $

Cities in Hungary by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Budapest
$597
Dunakeszi
$505
Budafok-Teteny
$490
Szigetszentmiklos
$479
Erd
$478
Godollo
$476
Vac
$473
Ozd
$464
Debrecen
$463
Salgotarjan
$459
Baja
$458
Kecskemet
$458
Szekesfehervar
$454
Szeged
$453
Tatabanya
$451
Veszprem
$446
Dunaujvaros
$444
Hodmezovasarhely
$443
Cegled
$441
Eger
$438
Szekszard
$435
Zalaegerszeg
$434
Pecs
$433
Miskolc
$432
Nyiregyhaza
$431
Mosonmagyarovar
$427
Nagykanizsa
$426
Gyor
$418
Kaposvar
$415
Sopron
$412
Szombathely
$409
Bekescsaba
$398
Szolnok
$397