Austria vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1973
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$1011
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1742
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$637
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3212
$1287
💸 GDP per capita
$56833
$23311
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
41
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
9.18M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1973) is 76% more expensive than in Hungary ($1121). Austria ranked 19th vs 79th 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 1.6 months in Austria compared to 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 17th and 49th 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
$17.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.85
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.85
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.63%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$3671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5831
$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.6
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19045
$9660

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$2132
1.97M
Graz
$1685
293K
Linz
$1760
212K
Salzburg
$1904
155K
Innsbruck
$1917
131K
Klagenfurt
$1683
101K
Wels
$1553
65.3K
Sankt Polten
$1774
55.5K
Villach
$1756
65.1K
Dornbirn
$2029
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$2019
44.5K
Feldkirch
$2108
33.4K
Steyr
$1651
38K
Amstetten
$1468
23.6K
Leonding
$1707
28.7K
Baden bei Wien
$1917
26.3K
Bregenz
$1830
29.6K
Leoben
$1378
24.6K
Krems an der Donau
$1759
25.3K
Wolfsberg
$1416
25K
Lustenau
$1944
23.6K
Traun
$1660
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1574
22.8K
Modling
$1976
20.6K
Hallein
$1880
21.2K
Klosterneuburg
$1859
27.1K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K