Hungary vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2321
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$438
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$18390
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
74.5
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
26
🌐 English speaking %
57%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
67
44
🏙️ Population
9.6M
147M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($929) is 42% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Hungary ranked 92nd vs 143rd for Russia 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 Russia. Ranked 47th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Russia

We calculate prices for Hungary and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.07
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9285
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K