Greece vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Greece Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$929
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2794
$2321
🏠 One person rent
$546
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1060
$991
💸 GDP per capita
$20867
$18390
😃 Human freedom index
7.49
7.24
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
42
🌐 English speaking %
51%
57%
🎓 Higher education
86
81
😀 Quality of life
69
67
🏙️ Population
10.4M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Greece ($1146) is 23% more expensive than in Hungary ($929). Greece ranked 57th vs 92nd 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
$15.7
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.3
$41.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.4%
9.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3051
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2362
$2080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$4.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.98
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.5
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$7.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$76.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7251
$9285

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In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1124
1.71M
Debrecen
$848
201K
Gyor
$829
133K
Szeged
$767
159K
Miskolc
$695
151K
Pecs
$835
140K
Nyiregyhaza
$697
117K
Kecskemet
$706
110K
Szekesfehervar
$780
95.5K
Erd
$824
70.1K
Szombathely
$747
78.3K
Sopron
$765
62.9K
Tatabanya
$857
65.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$915
55.6K
Veszprem
$852
58.2K
Szolnok
$675
69.7K
Bekescsaba
$663
58K
Eger
$769
51.2K
Dunakeszi
$968
44K
Zalaegerszeg
$762
55.5K
Kaposvar
$777
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$858
40.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$797
34.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$764
42.7K
Godollo
$860
31.8K
Cegled
$806
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$682
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$736
42.1K
Salgotarjan
$801
32.3K
Vac
$873
32.9K