Hungary vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$447
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$22142
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
76
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
38
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
67
41
🏙️ Population
9.6M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Hungary ($923) is 115% more expensive than in India ($429). Hungary ranked 95th vs 190th for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hungary compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 49th and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs India

We calculate prices for Hungary and India as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 220 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.

Hungary India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.64
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.24%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2135
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.47
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9403
$1834

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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

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M