France vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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France Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1542
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3796
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$799
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1065
💸 GDP per capita
$44691
$22142
😃 Human freedom index
8.21
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
82.2
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
41
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
86
81
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
68.4M
9.6M

The average cost of living in France ($1542) is 67% more expensive than in Hungary ($923). France ranked 27th 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 1.6 months in France compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 24th and 49th 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
$15.7
$8.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$787
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1569
$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5861
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4268
$2135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.95
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$8.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$673
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10898
$9403

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K

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