Hungary vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2712
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$555
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$23311
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
71
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
15%
🎓 Higher education
81
98
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
9.56M
124M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1121) is 0.8% less expensive than in Japan ($1130). Hungary ranked 79th vs 76th 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 1.1 months in Hungary compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 49th and 18th best countries to live in the world.

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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
$10.1
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3671
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9660
$12869

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In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1377
1.69M
Debrecen
$1058
202K
Szeged
$934
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$735
115K
Gyor
$861
130K
Miskolc
$913
144K
Szekesfehervar
$884
96K
Pecs
$1033
140K
Kecskemet
$895
109K
Szombathely
$823
77.8K
Sopron
$1052
61.6K
Erd
$936
71.3K
Budafok-Teteny
$1089
56.5K
Eger
$949
49.5K
Veszprem
$973
56K
Szolnok
$806
66.4K
Tatabanya
$943
65.9K
Kaposvar
$802
58.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$823
41.4K
Vac
$1070
34K
Dunakeszi
$1081
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$864
54.5K
Nagykanizsa
$817
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$917
34.2K
Zalaegerszeg
$845
55.2K
Cegled
$1002
36.4K
Godollo
$1059
32.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$808
41.8K
Salgotarjan
$971
30.9K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K