Hungary vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2321
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$438
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$18390
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
74.5
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
46
🌐 English speaking %
57%
31%
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
67
62
🏙️ Population
9.6M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($929) is 13% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Hungary ranked 92nd vs 106th for Romania 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 months in Romania. Ranked 47th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Romania

We calculate prices for Hungary and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.07
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9285
$7145

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K