Hungary vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$1423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2321
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$438
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1265
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$94.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1686
💸 GDP per capita
$18390
$34776
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
74.5
82.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
56
🌐 English speaking %
57%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
9.6M
60.3M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($929) is 35% less expensive than in Italy ($1423). Hungary ranked 92nd 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 1.1 months in Hungary compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 47th and 32nd 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
$8.68
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.17
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$729
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$946
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$4411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$2517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$38.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.07
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9285
$10263

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1697
2.87M
Milan
$2074
1.37M
Turin
$1369
871K
Naples
$1337
966K
Genoa
$1450
559K
Palermo
$1150
668K
Bologna
$1602
393K
Florence
$1619
381K
Bari
$1324
323K
Verona
$1400
257K
Venice
$1438
255K
Catania
$1163
312K
Prato
$1443
193K
Messina
$1122
234K
Padua
$1593
210K
Trieste
$1279
204K
Brescia
$1472
197K
Parma
$1440
196K
Modena
$1550
185K
Reggio Emilia
$1341
172K
Livorno
$1383
158K
Latina
$1049
126K
Foggia
$1136
147K
Rimini
$1466
149K
Perugia
$1056
166K
Taranto
$1121
198K
Ravenna
$1132
159K
Forli
$1523
118K
Monza
$1567
124K
Bergamo
$1302
121K