Hungary vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2914
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$590
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.8
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1416
$1419
💸 GDP per capita
$23292
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
7.37
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
60
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
82
72
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
9.56M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1197) is 3% more expensive than in Latvia ($1163). Hungary ranked 65th vs 74th 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 1.2 months in Hungary compared to 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 50th and 42nd 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
$11.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3007
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$8.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.73
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11212
$17173

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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
$1469
1.69M
Debrecen
$1114
202K
Szeged
$1004
157K
Gyor
$930
129K
Nyiregyhaza
$793
115K
Miskolc
$981
141K
Szekesfehervar
$939
95.2K
Pecs
$1124
139K
Kecskemet
$958
109K
Szombathely
$875
76.9K
Erd
$998
71.5K
Sopron
$1114
60.8K
Budafok-Teteny
$1169
56.8K
Eger
$976
48.7K
Veszprem
$1036
55.1K
Szolnok
$877
65.6K
Tatabanya
$991
64.8K
Kaposvar
$850
58.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$868
41.2K
Vac
$1130
33.9K
Dunakeszi
$1138
42.6K
Bekescsaba
$899
53.9K
Nagykanizsa
$864
42K
Mosonmagyarovar
$984
33.7K
Zalaegerszeg
$893
54K
Cegled
$1074
36.1K
Godollo
$1127
32.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$866
41.7K
Ozd
$1002
30.1K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K