Hungary vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2321
$1658
🏠 One person rent
$438
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$38.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$307
💸 GDP per capita
$18390
$2255
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
74.5
73.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
17
🌐 English speaking %
57%
1%
🎓 Higher education
81
29
😀 Quality of life
67
29
🏙️ Population
9.6M
5.14M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($929) is 33% more expensive than in Nicaragua ($699). Hungary ranked 92nd vs 134th for Nicaragua 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 0.4 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 47th and 150th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Hungary and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$286
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$6.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.07
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$4.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9285
$6239

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In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1124
1.71M
Debrecen
$848
201K
Gyor
$829
133K
Szeged
$767
159K
Miskolc
$695
151K
Pecs
$835
140K
Nyiregyhaza
$697
117K
Kecskemet
$706
110K
Szekesfehervar
$780
95.5K
Erd
$824
70.1K
Szombathely
$747
78.3K
Sopron
$765
62.9K
Tatabanya
$857
65.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$915
55.6K
Veszprem
$852
58.2K
Szolnok
$675
69.7K
Bekescsaba
$663
58K
Eger
$769
51.2K
Dunakeszi
$968
44K
Zalaegerszeg
$762
55.5K
Kaposvar
$777
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$858
40.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$797
34.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$764
42.7K
Godollo
$860
31.8K
Cegled
$806
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$682
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$736
42.1K
Salgotarjan
$801
32.3K
Vac
$873
32.9K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$787
937K
Leon
$614
174K
Masaya
$699
140K
Matagalpa
$548
133K
Chinandega
$627
122K
Esteli
$593
112K
Granada
$680
105K
Jinotega
$458
99.4K
Juigalpa
$647
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$805
14.7K