Hungary vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2914
$1321
🏠 One person rent
$590
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.8
$20
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1416
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$23292
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
7.37
6.23
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
35
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
82
56
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
9.56M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1197) is 107% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($577). Hungary ranked 65th vs 169th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 50th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Hungary and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
12.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3007
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$7.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$2.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.73
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.3
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$34.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11212
$582

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Cities Comparison in Hungary vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1469
1.69M
Debrecen
$1114
202K
Szeged
$1004
157K
Gyor
$930
129K
Nyiregyhaza
$793
115K
Miskolc
$981
141K
Szekesfehervar
$939
95.2K
Pecs
$1124
139K
Kecskemet
$958
109K
Szombathely
$875
76.9K
Erd
$998
71.5K
Sopron
$1114
60.8K
Budafok-Teteny
$1169
56.8K
Eger
$976
48.7K
Veszprem
$1036
55.1K
Szolnok
$877
65.6K
Tatabanya
$991
64.8K
Kaposvar
$850
58.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
40.1K
Dunaujvaros
$868
41.2K
Vac
$1130
33.9K
Dunakeszi
$1138
42.6K
Bekescsaba
$899
53.9K
Nagykanizsa
$864
42K
Mosonmagyarovar
$984
33.7K
Zalaegerszeg
$893
54K
Cegled
$1074
36.1K
Godollo
$1127
32.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$866
41.7K
Ozd
$1002
30.1K

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$676
648K
Gampaha
$414
191K
Kandy
$447
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Negombo
$487
142K
Beruwala
$609
165K
Galle
$518
93.1K
Trincomalee
$544
99.1K
Matara
$499
68.2K
Anuradhapura
$554
63.2K