Finland vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1677
$1197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3987
$2914
🏠 One person rent
$796
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$1349
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$600
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3033
$1416
💸 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 %
70.2%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
5.62M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Finland ($1677) is 40% more expensive than in Hungary ($1197). Finland ranked 31st 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 13th and 50th 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
$15.2
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$57.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.19
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$817
$582
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1162
$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.73%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5303
$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3084
$3007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.3
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.9
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.5
$8.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$96.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11318
$11212

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1990
687K
Espoo
$2062
315K
Tampere
$1445
255K
Vantaa
$1927
248K
Turku
$1597
206K
Oulu
$1731
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1443
148K
Joensuu
$1592
78.2K
Kuopio
$1546
124K
Lahti
$1571
121K
Hameenlinna
$1451
68.3K
Pori
$1375
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1522
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1482
73K
Kouvola
$1474
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1379
66.3K
Vaasa
$1518
69K
Lohja
$1406
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1454
51.9K
Salo
$1583
51.1K
Kotka
$1514
50.5K
Hyvinkaa
$1533
46.9K
Nurmijarvi
$1673
44.8K
Jarvenpaa
$1750
46.5K
Kokkola
$1472
48.3K
Tuusula
$1693
41.5K
Nokia
$1471
35.7K
Ylojarvi
$1467
33.7K
Kaarina
$1568
36.4K
Kerava
$1659
38.2K

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