Belgium vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1790
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$2914
🏠 One person rent
$946
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1521
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1416
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$23292
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
7.37
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
40
🌐 English speaking %
59%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
97
82
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
11.9M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1790) is 50% more expensive than in Hungary ($1197). Belgium ranked 25th 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 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 17th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Belgium and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 91 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.

Belgium Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.9
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.36
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$582
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$739
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1236
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3167
$3007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$8.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.2
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18948
$11212

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Hungary

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1857
529K
Ghent
$1846
273K
Brussels
$2065
196K
Liege
$1647
195K
Charleroi
$1784
204K
Schaerbeek
$1920
133K
Anderlecht
$1939
121K
Leuven
$1920
101K
Bruges
$1957
119K
Hasselt
$1780
90.2K
Mons
$1602
95.3K
Namur
$1610
115K
Aalst
$1890
88.9K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1549
77.7K
La Louviere
$1765
81K
Tournai
$1704
69.6K
Mechelen
$1877
86.9K
Mouscron
$1539
58.2K
Roeselare
$1555
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1727
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
57.7K
Seraing
$1643
64.3K
Forest
$1993
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1866
44K
Dendermonde
$1706
45.7K
Genk
$1680
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1932
49.7K
Verviers
$1358
55.2K
Deinze
$1734
44.3K

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