Hungary vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1277
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$629
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$1071
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1528
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$23292
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
7.37
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
81
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
82
94
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
9.56M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1277) is 46% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). Hungary ranked 57th vs 14th for Norway 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 51st and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Norway

We calculate prices for Hungary and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.01%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4271
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.2
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.16
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.6
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12464
$11440

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Cities Comparison in Hungary vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1580
1.69M
Debrecen
$1194
202K
Szeged
$1076
157K
Gyor
$974
129K
Nyiregyhaza
$851
115K
Miskolc
$1034
141K
Pecs
$1189
139K
Szekesfehervar
$981
95.2K
Kecskemet
$1019
109K
Szombathely
$917
76.9K
Sopron
$1172
60.8K
Budafok-Teteny
$1228
56.8K
Erd
$973
71.5K
Bekescsaba
$957
53.9K
Szolnok
$941
65.6K
Eger
$1028
48.7K
Veszprem
$1124
55.1K
Kaposvar
$893
58.5K
Tatabanya
$1063
64.8K
Dunaujvaros
$914
41.2K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
40.1K
Vac
$1195
33.9K
Dunakeszi
$1226
42.6K
Nagykanizsa
$911
42K
Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
33.7K
Cegled
$1139
36.1K
Zalaegerszeg
$953
54K
Godollo
$1203
32.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$915
41.7K
Salgotarjan
$1117
30.4K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K