Hungary vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2321
$1116
🏠 One person rent
$438
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$18390
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
74.5
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
39
🌐 English speaking %
57%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
81
74
😀 Quality of life
67
44
🏙️ Population
9.6M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Hungary ($929) is 111% more expensive than in India ($441). Hungary ranked 92nd vs 191st 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 1.1 months in Hungary compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 47th and 109th 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
$8.68
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.07
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9285
$2011

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M