Finland vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3907
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$777
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1308
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1528
💸 GDP per capita
$53150
$23292
😃 Human freedom index
8.83
7.37
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
40
🌐 English speaking %
70.1%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
5.62M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1644) is 29% more expensive than in Hungary ($1277). Finland ranked 31st vs 57th 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 11th and 51st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Finland and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 49 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.

Finland Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$640
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$953
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
7.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2820
$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.22
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$61.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$9.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.3
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.7
$11.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11002
$12464

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Cities Comparison in Finland vs Hungary

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1970
694K
Espoo
$1974
326K
Tampere
$1407
255K
Vantaa
$1843
248K
Turku
$1560
210K
Oulu
$1672
217K
Jyvaskyla
$1403
150K
Kuopio
$1525
127K
Joensuu
$1550
79.1K
Lahti
$1533
122K
Hameenlinna
$1436
68.6K
Pori
$1416
83K
Vaasa
$1506
71.2K
Rovaniemi
$1486
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1448
73.2K
Kouvola
$1383
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1445
67.3K
Kotka
$1478
50K
Lohja
$1391
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1445
51.6K
Salo
$1535
51.1K
Jarvenpaa
$1759
46.9K
Kirkkonummi
$1684
41.2K
Nurmijarvi
$1644
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1531
47K
Kokkola
$1459
48.3K
Tuusula
$1698
41.5K
Kerava
$1673
38.2K
Nokia
$1439
35.7K
Kaarina
$1529
36.7K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1580
1.69M
Debrecen
$1194
202K
Szeged
$1076
157K
Gyor
$974
129K
Nyiregyhaza
$851
115K
Miskolc
$1034
141K
Pecs
$1189
139K
Szekesfehervar
$981
95.2K
Kecskemet
$1019
109K
Szombathely
$917
76.9K
Sopron
$1172
60.8K
Budafok-Teteny
$1228
56.8K
Erd
$973
71.5K
Bekescsaba
$957
53.9K
Szolnok
$941
65.6K
Eger
$1028
48.7K
Veszprem
$1124
55.1K
Kaposvar
$893
58.5K
Tatabanya
$1063
64.8K
Dunaujvaros
$914
41.2K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
40.1K
Vac
$1195
33.9K
Dunakeszi
$1226
42.6K
Nagykanizsa
$911
42K
Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
33.7K
Cegled
$1139
36.1K
Zalaegerszeg
$953
54K
Godollo
$1203
32.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$915
41.7K
Salgotarjan
$1117
30.4K