France vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4015
$2445
🏠 One person rent
$831
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1616
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2667
$1087
💸 GDP per capita
$44461
$22147
😃 Human freedom index
7.86
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
42
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
57%
🎓 Higher education
86
81
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
68.4M
9.6M

The average cost of living in France ($1616) is 63% more expensive than in Hungary ($991). France ranked 26th vs 86th 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 1.7 months in France compared to 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 24th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in France vs Hungary

We calculate prices for France and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 151 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.

France Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$44.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.8
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1663
$842
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$85.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.66%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6369
$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4720
$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$679
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11512
$9480

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2357
2.15M
Marseille
$1607
873K
Lyon
$1608
522K
Toulouse
$1551
504K
Nice
$1721
348K
Nantes
$1547
323K
Strasbourg
$1497
291K
Montpellier
$1531
302K
Bordeaux
$1575
262K
Rennes
$1394
225K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
120K
Lille
$1547
237K
Angers
$1383
157K
Villeurbanne
$1622
157K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
147K
Nanterre
$1725
97.4K
Aix-en-Provence
$1654
147K
Le Mans
$1261
145K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
78.2K
Saint-Etienne
$1139
173K
Argenteuil
$1826
107K
Grenoble
$1473
157K
Reims
$1448
179K
Saint-Denis
$1799
114K
Le Havre
$1249
166K
Brest
$1152
140K
Tours
$1192
138K
Saint-Denis
$1397
155K
Versailles
$1894
83.6K
Montreuil
$1743
111K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1185
1.69M
Debrecen
$924
202K
Szeged
$860
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$770
115K
Gyor
$788
130K
Miskolc
$784
144K
Pecs
$851
140K
Szekesfehervar
$805
96K
Kecskemet
$953
109K
Erd
$849
71.3K
Szombathely
$789
77.8K
Sopron
$860
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$960
56.5K
Tatabanya
$910
65.9K
Eger
$864
49.5K
Szolnok
$712
66.4K
Veszprem
$883
56K
Dunakeszi
$1018
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$743
54.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$901
40.1K
Hodmezovasarhely
$837
41.8K
Zalaegerszeg
$814
55.2K
Godollo
$992
32.5K
Vac
$876
34K
Nagykanizsa
$790
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$827
34.2K
Kaposvar
$745
58.8K
Cegled
$849
36.4K
Salgotarjan
$879
30.9K
Ozd
$879
30.6K