Austria vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2038
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2914
🏠 One person rent
$1047
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1780
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$651
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3395
$1416
💸 GDP per capita
$58269
$23292
😃 Human freedom index
8.54
7.37
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
40
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
9.18M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Austria ($2038) is 70% more expensive than in Hungary ($1197). Austria ranked 20th vs 65th for Hungary in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Austria compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 14th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Austria vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Austria and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 26 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Austria Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$582
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2065
$1131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1461
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$299
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10258
$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5757
$3007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.62
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.6
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.29
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.5
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$8.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$136
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.8
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21918
$11212

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Cities Comparison in Austria vs Hungary

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2213
2.03M
Graz
$1708
293K
Linz
$1869
212K
Salzburg
$2009
155K
Innsbruck
$1904
131K
Klagenfurt
$1771
101K
Wels
$1573
65.3K
Villach
$1677
65.1K
Sankt Polten
$1821
55.5K
Dornbirn
$2075
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1922
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2153
33.4K
Steyr
$1683
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1829
26.3K
Leonding
$1818
28.7K
Amstetten
$1527
23.6K
Bregenz
$1889
29.6K
Leoben
$1391
24.6K
Wolfsberg
$1434
25K
Traun
$1787
24.5K
Lustenau
$1975
23.6K
Modling
$1898
20.6K
Kapfenberg
$1566
22.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1804
25.3K
Hallein
$1944
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1885
27.1K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1469
1.69M
Debrecen
$1114
202K
Szeged
$1004
157K
Gyor
$930
129K
Nyiregyhaza
$793
115K
Miskolc
$981
141K
Szekesfehervar
$939
95.2K
Pecs
$1124
139K
Kecskemet
$958
109K
Szombathely
$875
76.9K
Erd
$998
71.5K
Sopron
$1114
60.8K
Budafok-Teteny
$1169
56.8K
Eger
$976
48.7K
Veszprem
$1036
55.1K
Szolnok
$877
65.6K
Tatabanya
$991
64.8K
Kaposvar
$850
58.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$868
41.2K
Vac
$1130
33.9K
Dunakeszi
$1138
42.6K
Bekescsaba
$899
53.9K
Nagykanizsa
$864
42K
Mosonmagyarovar
$984
33.7K
Zalaegerszeg
$893
54K
Cegled
$1074
36.1K
Godollo
$1127
32.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$866
41.7K
Ozd
$1002
30.1K