Hungary vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

Hungary Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$2604
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$6718
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1412
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$2581
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$898
$6020
💸 GDP per capita
$18728
$91992
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
8.94
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
82
🌐 English speaking %
57%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
81
98
😀 Quality of life
68
100
🏙️ Population
9.77M
8.74M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($860) is 67% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2604). Hungary ranked 96th vs 4th for Switzerland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Hungary compared to 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 47th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Hungary and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$7.07
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$5.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$4.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$2172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2708
$12017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1878
$7556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$38.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$6.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$45.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.92
$17.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$86.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.11
$36.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$283
$2395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$24767

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In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1070
1.71M
Debrecen
$751
201K
Szeged
$761
159K
Gyor
$729
133K
Miskolc
$673
151K
Pecs
$658
140K
Kecskemet
$644
110K
Szekesfehervar
$820
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$629
117K
Szombathely
$748
78.3K
Tatabanya
$701
65.1K
Erd
$737
70.1K
Sopron
$713
62.9K
Veszprem
$726
58.2K
Szolnok
$603
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$807
44K
Budafok-Teteny
$702
55.1K
Zalaegerszeg
$716
55.5K
Bekescsaba
$655
58K
Kaposvar
$634
59.8K
Eger
$697
51.2K
Hodmezovasarhely
$696
43.3K
Dunaujvaros
$666
44.2K
Szigetszentmiklos
$703
40.5K
Nagykanizsa
$667
46.9K
Godollo
$664
31.8K
Cegled
$724
35.1K
Vac
$753
32.9K
Mosonmagyarovar
$703
34.4K
Baja
$650
34.8K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$2974
436K
Geneva
$3012
202K
Basel
$2490
178K
Bern
$2375
134K
Lausanne
$2606
139K
Winterthur
$2576
110K
Lucerne
$2617
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2167
75.8K
Lugano
$2496
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2269
55.2K
Thun
$2573
43.7K
Koniz
$2511
41.8K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2231
39K
Uster
$2711
34.4K
Zug
$2967
30.5K
Schaffhausen
$2374
36.6K
Bellinzona
$2831
43.2K
Vernier
$2369
34.8K
Dubendorf
$2540
28K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2159
30.2K
Altstetten
$2510
32.6K
Sion
$2237
34.7K
Neuchatel
$2126
33.5K
Chur
$2263
35K
Lancy
$2434
31.9K
Fribourg
$2068
38.4K
Emmen
$2513
29.3K
Kriens
$2507
27K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2492
27K
Montreux
$2755
26K