Hungary vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2445
$4890
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$831
$2100
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1087
$3622
💸 GDP per capita
$22147
$62537
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
76
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
79
🌐 English speaking %
57%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
67
93
🏙️ Population
9.6M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($991) is 53% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2088). Hungary ranked 86th vs 14th 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 1.1 months in Hungary compared to 1.7 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 47th 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
$9.19
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$5.78
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$842
$2134
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$5819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$4471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$9328

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In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1185
1.69M
Debrecen
$924
202K
Szeged
$860
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$770
115K
Gyor
$788
130K
Miskolc
$784
144K
Pecs
$851
140K
Szekesfehervar
$805
96K
Kecskemet
$953
109K
Erd
$849
71.3K
Szombathely
$789
77.8K
Sopron
$860
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$960
56.5K
Tatabanya
$910
65.9K
Eger
$864
49.5K
Szolnok
$712
66.4K
Veszprem
$883
56K
Dunakeszi
$1018
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$743
54.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$901
40.1K
Hodmezovasarhely
$837
41.8K
Zalaegerszeg
$814
55.2K
Godollo
$992
32.5K
Vac
$876
34K
Nagykanizsa
$790
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$827
34.2K
Kaposvar
$745
58.8K
Cegled
$849
36.4K
Salgotarjan
$879
30.9K
Ozd
$879
30.6K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K