Austria vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austria Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1731
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4241
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$903
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1654
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2564
$1065
💸 GDP per capita
$56034
$22142
😃 Human freedom index
8.48
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
81.1
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
41
🌐 English speaking %
73.1%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
93
81
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
8.98M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Austria ($1731) is 88% more expensive than in Hungary ($923). Austria ranked 22nd vs 95th 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 1.5 months in Austria compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 18th 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
$14.4
$8.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$857
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1674
$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1257
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8352
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5595
$2135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$8.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16618
$9403

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Austria

City Cost of living Population
Vienna
$1844
1.97M
Graz
$1594
293K
Linz
$1593
210K
Salzburg
$1672
155K
Innsbruck
$1636
131K
Klagenfurt
$1653
101K
Wels
$1393
65.3K
Villach
$1582
65.1K
Wiener Neustadt
$1586
44.5K
Dornbirn
$1660
48.1K
Feldkirch
$1818
33.4K
Steyr
$1474
38K
Baden bei Wien
$1627
26.3K
Amstetten
$1335
23.6K
Sankt Polten
$1559
55.5K
Leonding
$1555
28.7K
Leoben
$1263
24.6K
Bregenz
$1690
29.6K
Traun
$1549
24.5K
Kapfenberg
$1323
22.8K
Lustenau
$1641
23.6K
Modling
$1719
20.6K
Hallein
$1692
21.2K
Krems an der Donau
$1553
25.3K
Klosterneuburg
$1582
27.1K
Wolfsberg
$1303
25K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1109
1.69M
Debrecen
$897
202K
Szeged
$766
158K
Gyor
$784
130K
Nyiregyhaza
$640
115K
Miskolc
$676
144K
Szekesfehervar
$762
96K
Kecskemet
$781
109K
Pecs
$848
140K
Erd
$790
71.3K
Szombathely
$701
77.8K
Sopron
$919
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$901
56.5K
Eger
$784
49.5K
Szolnok
$666
66.4K
Tatabanya
$794
65.9K
Veszprem
$786
56K
Dunakeszi
$939
42.7K
Szigetszentmiklos
$843
40.1K
Bekescsaba
$804
54.5K
Vac
$827
34K
Zalaegerszeg
$750
55.2K
Mosonmagyarovar
$794
34.2K
Godollo
$924
32.5K
Cegled
$855
36.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$681
41.8K
Kaposvar
$750
58.8K
Salgotarjan
$823
30.9K
Ozd
$802
30.6K
Baja
$692
32.8K