Hungary vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2445
$1337
🏠 One person rent
$481
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$831
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1087
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$22147
$421
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
76
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
13
🌐 English speaking %
57%
4%
🎓 Higher education
81
38
😀 Quality of life
67
7
🏙️ Population
9.6M
22.9M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($991) is 81% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Hungary ranked 86th vs 173rd 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 192nd 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
$9.19
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$842
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$1943

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1185
1.69M
Debrecen
$924
202K
Szeged
$860
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$770
115K
Gyor
$788
130K
Miskolc
$784
144K
Pecs
$851
140K
Szekesfehervar
$805
96K
Kecskemet
$953
109K
Erd
$849
71.3K
Szombathely
$789
77.8K
Sopron
$860
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$960
56.5K
Tatabanya
$910
65.9K
Eger
$864
49.5K
Szolnok
$712
66.4K
Veszprem
$883
56K
Dunakeszi
$1018
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$743
54.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$901
40.1K
Hodmezovasarhely
$837
41.8K
Zalaegerszeg
$814
55.2K
Godollo
$992
32.5K
Vac
$876
34K
Nagykanizsa
$790
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$827
34.2K
Kaposvar
$745
58.8K
Cegled
$849
36.4K
Salgotarjan
$879
30.9K
Ozd
$879
30.6K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.58M
Aleppo
$541
2M
Homs
$462
775K
Latakia
$427
700K
Hama
$450
697K
Raqqa
$479
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$481
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$443
184K
Idlib
$516
165K