Hungary vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$1674
🏠 One person rent
$447
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1065
$498
💸 GDP per capita
$22142
$12919
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
76
74.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
40
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
81
52
😀 Quality of life
67
48
🏙️ Population
9.6M
20.1M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($923) is 39% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($662). Hungary ranked 95th vs 149th for Kazakhstan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hungary compared to 0.8 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 49th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Hungary and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 29 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 Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.64
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.24%
18.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3010
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2135
$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$6.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.85
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.47
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$5.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9403
$7307

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In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1109
1.69M
Debrecen
$897
202K
Szeged
$766
158K
Gyor
$784
130K
Nyiregyhaza
$640
115K
Miskolc
$676
144K
Szekesfehervar
$762
96K
Kecskemet
$781
109K
Pecs
$848
140K
Erd
$790
71.3K
Szombathely
$701
77.8K
Sopron
$919
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$901
56.5K
Eger
$784
49.5K
Szolnok
$666
66.4K
Tatabanya
$794
65.9K
Veszprem
$786
56K
Dunakeszi
$939
42.7K
Szigetszentmiklos
$843
40.1K
Bekescsaba
$804
54.5K
Vac
$827
34K
Zalaegerszeg
$750
55.2K
Mosonmagyarovar
$794
34.2K
Godollo
$924
32.5K
Cegled
$855
36.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$681
41.8K
Kaposvar
$750
58.8K
Salgotarjan
$823
30.9K
Ozd
$802
30.6K
Baja
$692
32.8K

In Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$881
2.23M
Nur-Sultan
$770
1.08M
Shymkent
$569
1.19M
Oskemen
$571
333K
Semey
$549
350K
Karaganda
$604
516K
Pavlodar
$558
367K
Atyrau
$603
295K
Kostanay
$710
217K
Petropavl
$557
222K
Aktobe
$548
388K
Taraz
$441
358K
Oral
$549
237K
Temirtau
$626
185K
Ekibastuz
$507
160K
Kyzylorda
$518
242K
Kokshetau
$619
139K
Aktau
$573
183K
Turkistan
$512
165K
Zhanaozen
$576
113K
Kaskelen
$785
58.4K
Jezkazgan
$531
86.2K
Kapchagay
$749
61.8K
Aksu
$553
69.4K
Taldiqorgan
$553
162K
Balkhash
$624
78K
Kentau
$501
81.5K
Satbayev
$542
61.9K
Kulsary
$586
53.7K