Hungary vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

Hungary Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3244
🏠 One person rent
$408
$644
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$1125
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$898
$1675
💸 GDP per capita
$18728
$35657
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
8.02
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
56
🌐 English speaking %
57%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
9.77M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($860) is 35% less expensive than in Italy ($1320). Hungary ranked 96th vs 36th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hungary compared to 1.3 months in Italy. Ranked 47th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Italy

We calculate prices for Hungary and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$56.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$4.98
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2708
$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1878
$2368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$18.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$6.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.92
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$9.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.11
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$283
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$9827

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1617
2.87M
Milan
$1826
1.37M
Naples
$1215
966K
Turin
$1246
871K
Palermo
$1074
668K
Genoa
$1318
580K
Bologna
$1406
393K
Florence
$1481
381K
Bari
$1240
323K
Venice
$1433
255K
Verona
$1374
257K
Modena
$1434
185K
Trieste
$1387
204K
Catania
$1084
312K
Messina
$1044
234K
Padua
$1327
210K
Parma
$1313
196K
Brescia
$1498
197K
Ravenna
$1357
159K
Reggio Emilia
$1201
172K
Livorno
$1195
158K
Monza
$1319
124K
Taranto
$1008
198K
Forli
$1383
118K
Rimini
$1352
149K
Prato
$1429
193K
Syracuse
$1016
121K
Cagliari
$1309
154K
Ferrara
$1121
132K
Perugia
$1058
166K