Hungary vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2321
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$438
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$18390
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
74.5
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
63
🌐 English speaking %
57%
20%
🎓 Higher education
81
87
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
9.6M
51.5M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($929) is 17% less expensive than in South Korea ($1118). Hungary ranked 92nd vs 62nd for South Korea 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 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 47th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs South Korea

We calculate prices for Hungary and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.07
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9285
$17694

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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 South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K