Austria vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1682
$950
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4098
$2355
🏠 One person rent
$870
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1594
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2700
$1014
💸 GDP per capita
$52131
$18463
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
7.21
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
42
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
57%
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
8.98M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1682) is 77% more expensive than in Hungary ($950). Austria ranked 21st vs 83rd 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 18th and 46th 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
$14.6
$8.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$825
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1646
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$93.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$270
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.06%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7876
$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5252
$2115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$94
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$335
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12494
$8418

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In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1788
1.97M
Graz
$1542
293K
Linz
$1604
210K
Salzburg
$1721
155K
Innsbruck
$1711
131K
Klagenfurt
$1628
101K
Sankt Polten
$1478
55.5K
Wels
$1300
61.2K
Villach
$1557
65.1K
Dornbirn
$1555
48.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1327
44.5K
Steyr
$1505
38.3K
Baden bei Wien
$1690
26.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1470
27.1K
Amstetten
$1304
23.7K
Feldkirch
$1405
33.4K
Leonding
$1397
28.7K
Bregenz
$1667
29.8K
Krems an der Donau
$1477
25.3K
Leoben
$1335
24.6K
Traun
$1378
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1226
22.8K
Modling
$1591
20.6K
Hallein
$1588
21.2K
Lustenau
$1554
22.8K
Wolfsberg
$1141
25K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1149
1.71M
Debrecen
$850
201K
Szeged
$783
159K
Gyor
$801
133K
Miskolc
$659
151K
Pecs
$885
140K
Kecskemet
$714
110K
Szekesfehervar
$888
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$717
117K
Erd
$817
70.1K
Szombathely
$782
78.3K
Sopron
$758
62.9K
Tatabanya
$939
65.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$931
55.6K
Veszprem
$926
58.2K
Szolnok
$687
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$1000
44K
Bekescsaba
$676
58K
Zalaegerszeg
$782
55.5K
Eger
$785
51.2K
Kaposvar
$801
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$872
40.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$675
42.7K
Godollo
$857
31.8K
Mosonmagyarovar
$810
34.4K
Cegled
$744
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$787
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$799
42.1K
Vac
$865
32.9K
Salgotarjan
$822
32.3K