Hungary vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2914
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$590
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.8
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1416
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$23292
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
7.37
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
78
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
9.56M
18M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1197) is 51% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Hungary ranked 65th vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 50th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Hungary and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3007
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.73
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11212
$11739

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K