Greece vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2445
🏠 One person rent
$573
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1050
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1061
$1087
💸 GDP per capita
$22990
$22147
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
80.6
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
42
🌐 English speaking %
51%
57%
🎓 Higher education
86
81
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
10.5M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1185) is 20% more expensive than in Hungary ($991). Greece ranked 58th 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 0.9 months in Greece compared to 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 45th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Greece vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Greece and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Greece Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$44.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.83
$2.07
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$842
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$85.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2618
$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.48
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$5.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$81.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7326
$9480

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1366
643K
Crete
$1186
623K
Thessaloniki
$1223
310K
Patras
$1080
174K
Piraeus
$1143
168K
Larissa
$1019
146K
Heraklion
$1137
145K
Peristeri
$1228
134K
Glyfada
$1528
89.6K
Kallithea
$1257
97.6K
Nikaia
$1146
88.1K
Rhodes
$1095
54.6K
Kifissia
$1459
48.7K
Nea Ionia
$1278
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1258
72.9K
Volos
$1133
85.8K
Komotini
$985
51.7K
Chalcis
$1148
64.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1346
64.9K
Kalamata
$1123
57.7K
Xanthi
$1055
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$999
59.5K
Serres
$1043
58.4K
Chania
$1257
54.6K
Ioannina
$1094
64.9K
Trikala
$1036
61.6K
Lamia
$896
47.5K
Katerini
$989
59.2K
Agrinio
$956
50.7K
Drama
$912
44.3K

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