Germany vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1755
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4140
$2712
🏠 One person rent
$924
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1569
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3290
$1287
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$23311
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
41
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
83.5M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1755) is 57% more expensive than in Hungary ($1121). Germany ranked 24th vs 79th 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 1.9 months in Germany compared to 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 12th and 49th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Germany and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 662 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.

Germany Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.32
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$762
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$21.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5862
$3671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4371
$2636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.79
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$51.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$9660

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2222
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2172
1.91M
Munich
$2463
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2182
776K
Cologne
$1968
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$1979
631K
Stuttgart
$2207
633K
Essen
$1516
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Nuremberg
$1767
526K
Bremen City
$1785
577K
Leipzig
$1690
620K
Dresden
$1555
566K
Hanover
$1828
548K
Mannheim
$1825
317K
Bonn
$1957
336K
Duisburg
$1340
504K
Bielefeld
$1611
338K
Augsburg
$1954
303K
Wiesbaden
$1922
286K
Munster
$1887
323K
Wuppertal
$1488
359K
Braunschweig
$1534
252K
Bochum
$1560
366K
Karlsruhe
$1891
310K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1738
237K
Aachen
$1668
253K
Monchengladbach
$1651
269K
Halle
$1388
242K
Mainz
$1736
223K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K