Hungary vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2445
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$481
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$831
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1087
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$22147
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
76
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
46
🌐 English speaking %
57%
31%
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
67
63
🏙️ Population
9.6M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($991) is 15% more expensive than in Romania ($860). Hungary ranked 86th vs 111th 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 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 47th and 54th 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
$9.19
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$842
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$7610

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K