Hungary vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

Hungary Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$4182
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1073
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$1782
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$452
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$898
$3303
💸 GDP per capita
$18728
$57768
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
8.55
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
81.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
80
🌐 English speaking %
57%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
81
97
😀 Quality of life
68
94
🏙️ Population
9.77M
17.3M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($860) is 52% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($1780). Hungary ranked 96th vs 19th 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 months in Hungary compared to 1.9 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 47th and 6th 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
$7.02
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1058
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$1464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
2.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2708
$5161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1878
$3690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$6.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.92
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.11
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$283
$1599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$7444

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1070
1.71M
Debrecen
$751
201K
Szeged
$761
159K
Gyor
$729
133K
Miskolc
$673
151K
Pecs
$658
140K
Kecskemet
$644
110K
Szekesfehervar
$820
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$629
117K
Szombathely
$748
78.3K
Tatabanya
$701
65.1K
Erd
$737
70.1K
Sopron
$713
62.9K
Veszprem
$726
58.2K
Szolnok
$603
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$807
44K
Budafok-Teteny
$702
55.1K
Zalaegerszeg
$716
55.5K
Bekescsaba
$655
58K
Kaposvar
$634
59.8K
Eger
$697
51.2K
Hodmezovasarhely
$696
43.3K
Dunaujvaros
$666
44.2K
Szigetszentmiklos
$703
40.5K
Nagykanizsa
$667
46.9K
Godollo
$664
31.8K
Cegled
$724
35.1K
Vac
$753
32.9K
Mosonmagyarovar
$703
34.4K
Baja
$650
34.8K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2311
860K
Rotterdam
$1799
592K
The Hague
$1739
548K
Utrecht
$1887
359K
Eindhoven
$1678
236K
Breda
$1797
183K
Almere
$1790
215K
Nijmegen
$1735
177K
Tilburg
$1755
222K
Enschede
$1640
160K
Groningen
$1613
203K
Haarlem
$2226
163K
Zwolle
$1492
130K
Arnhem
$1650
164K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
144K
Apeldoorn
$1972
139K
Leiden
$1921
124K
Maastricht
$1837
120K
Hilversum
$1877
91.2K
Venlo
$1553
102K
Emmen
$1418
107K
Delft
$1578
104K
Heerlen
$1540
86.9K
Zutphen
$1584
47.4K
Purmerend
$1622
81.5K
Deventer
$1452
101K
Roosendaal
$1663
77K
Leeuwarden
$1423
92.1K
Roermond
$1560
57.3K
Assen
$1590
67.6K