Hungary vs Montenegro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Montenegro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2914
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$590
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$957
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.8
$39.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1416
$927
💸 GDP per capita
$23292
$13263
😃 Human freedom index
7.37
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
77.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
46
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
26%
🎓 Higher education
82
63
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
9.56M
624K

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1197) is 10% more expensive than in Montenegro ($1090). Hungary ranked 65th vs 82nd for Montenegro 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 Montenegro. Ranked 50th and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Montenegro

We calculate prices for Hungary and Montenegro as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 9 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 Montenegro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$9.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.24
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
5.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3007
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.73
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$6.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.3
$76.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11212
$8893

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Cities Comparison in Hungary vs Montenegro

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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 Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$1066
151K
Ulcinj
$1119
19.9K
Budva
$1206
13.3K
Cetinje
$990
14K
Bar
$1150
13.7K
Plav
$1150
13.8K
Berane
$1156
11.1K
Mojkovac
$1193
3.59K
Kotor
$1288
961