Hungary vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$929
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2321
$1162
🏠 One person rent
$438
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$18390
$421
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
74.5
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
13
🌐 English speaking %
57%
4%
🎓 Higher education
81
38
😀 Quality of life
67
11
🏙️ Population
9.6M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($929) is 91% more expensive than in Syria ($486). Hungary ranked 92nd vs 184th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 47th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Syria

We calculate prices for Hungary and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.68
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$92.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.33%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$9.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$8.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.88
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.07
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.17
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$3.83
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.69
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.1
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$324
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9285
$1894

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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 Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$583
2.5M
Aleppo
$404
1.92M
Homs
$528
775K
Latakia
$436
700K
Hama
$480
697K
Raqqa
$424
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$438
272K
Al-Hasakah
$409
188K
Qamishli
$395
184K
Idlib
$401
165K