Germany vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

Germany Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1442
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3504
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$777
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1455
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2771
$898
💸 GDP per capita
$51204
$18728
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
7.21
❤️ Life expectancy
80.9
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
42
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
57%
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
83.1M
9.77M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1442) is 68% more expensive than in Hungary ($860). Germany ranked 30th vs 96th 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 months in Hungary. Ranked 9th and 47th 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
$12.2
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$553
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$527
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$85.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.23%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5686
$2708
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4165
$1878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.95
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.89
$8.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$7.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11557
$6933

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In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2146
3.68M
Hamburg City
$1925
1.85M
Munich
$2067
1.49M
Frankfurt
$1843
764K
Cologne
$1643
1.07M
Stuttgart
$1618
630K
Dusseldorf
$1632
646K
Essen
$1212
582K
Dortmund
$1221
588K
Nuremberg
$1321
516K
Dresden
$1207
559K
Hanover
$1318
543K
Leipzig
$1191
609K
Bremen City
$1393
567K
Duisburg
$1114
496K
Mannheim
$1389
310K
Karlsruhe
$1519
308K
Bielefeld
$1600
334K
Wiesbaden
$1630
279K
Wuppertal
$1194
355K
Braunschweig
$1296
249K
Bonn
$1517
331K
Aachen
$1291
249K
Gelsenkirchen
$1330
259K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1604
231K
Monchengladbach
$1342
260K
Mainz
$1590
217K
Augsburg
$1411
296K
Bochum
$1254
364K
Kiel
$1325
247K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1070
1.71M
Debrecen
$751
201K
Szeged
$761
159K
Gyor
$729
133K
Miskolc
$673
151K
Pecs
$658
140K
Kecskemet
$644
110K
Szekesfehervar
$820
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$629
117K
Szombathely
$748
78.3K
Tatabanya
$701
65.1K
Erd
$737
70.1K
Sopron
$713
62.9K
Veszprem
$726
58.2K
Szolnok
$603
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$807
44K
Budafok-Teteny
$702
55.1K
Zalaegerszeg
$716
55.5K
Bekescsaba
$655
58K
Kaposvar
$634
59.8K
Eger
$697
51.2K
Hodmezovasarhely
$696
43.3K
Dunaujvaros
$666
44.2K
Szigetszentmiklos
$703
40.5K
Nagykanizsa
$667
46.9K
Godollo
$664
31.8K
Cegled
$724
35.1K
Vac
$753
32.9K
Mosonmagyarovar
$703
34.4K
Baja
$650
34.8K