Hungary vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

Hungary Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3051
🏠 One person rent
$408
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$898
$2447
💸 GDP per capita
$18728
$39313
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
84.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
73
🌐 English speaking %
57%
15%
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
9.77M
125M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($860) is 28% less expensive than in Japan ($1200). Hungary ranked 96th vs 44th for Japan 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 2 months in Japan. Ranked 47th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hungary vs Japan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hungary vs Japan

We calculate prices for Hungary and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$6.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
1.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2708
$4231
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1878
$2886
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.92
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.11
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$283
$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$12476

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cities Comparison in Hungary vs Japan

More countries to compare

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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1778
14M
Yokohama
$1555
3.76M
Osaka
$1296
2.75M
Nagoya
$1379
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1105
1.54M
Kobe
$1322
1.52M
Sapporo
$1143
1.96M
Hiroshima
$1212
1.2M
Sendai
$1128
1.06M
Kyoto
$1226
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1316
1.6M
Saitama
$1133
1.33M
Kitakyushu
$1125
935K
Sakai
$1201
824K
Chiba
$1389
975K
Yokosuka
$1154
390K
Kumamoto
$1064
738K
Sagamihara
$1178
726K
Kagoshima
$1178
594K
Funabashi
$1238
641K
Kawaguchi
$1084
593K
Kashiwa
$1090
428K
Okayama
$1113
720K
Hachioji
$1245
576K
Amagasaki
$1217
451K
Utsunomiya
$1153
518K
Niigata
$1070
791K
Shizuoka
$1121
686K
Hamamatsu
$1203
788K
Himeji
$1213
528K