Hungary vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2712
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$555
$563
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.8
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$1333
💸 GDP per capita
$23311
$23368
😃 Human freedom index
7.44
8.49
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
59
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
81
72
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
9.56M
1.86M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1121) is 4% less expensive than in Latvia ($1171). Hungary ranked 79th vs 67th for Latvia 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 1.1 months in Latvia. Ranked 49th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Hungary and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.11
$8.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5.14
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3671
$2562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.5
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$376
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9660
$16425

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Cities Comparison in Hungary vs Latvia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1270
605K
Daugavpils
$929
77.8K
Jelgava
$889
54.7K
Liepaja
$1034
66.7K
Jurmala
$1419
52.2K
Ventspils
$968
32.6K
Valmiera
$928
22.4K
Jekabpils
$894
21.2K
Ogre
$1046
22.8K
Rezekne
$840
26.1K