Hungary vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Hungary United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$5003
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1399
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.5
$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$898
$4223
💸 GDP per capita
$18728
$70249
😃 Human freedom index
7.21
8.23
❤️ Life expectancy
75.6
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
69
🌐 English speaking %
57%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
68
86
🏙️ Population
9.77M
331M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($860) is 61% less expensive than in the United States ($2213). Hungary ranked 96th vs 5th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 47th and 22nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs the United States

We calculate prices for Hungary and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.8
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.92
$9.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$1483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$2565
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$527
$1971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2708
$4618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1878
$3344
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$3.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.45
$9.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.92
$8.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.11
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$283
$1178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6933
$15443

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Cities Comparison in Hungary vs the United States

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$3723
8.8M
Los Angeles
$2975
3.9M
Chicago
$2372
2.75M
Houston
$2141
2.3M
Phoenix
$2552
1.61M
Philadelphia
$2463
1.6M
San Diego
$2965
1.39M
Dallas
$2489
1.3M
San Jose
$2972
1.01M
San Antonio
$1885
1.43M
San Francisco
$3507
874K
Austin
$2672
962K
Seattle
$2881
737K
Jacksonville
$2109
950K
Fort Worth
$2104
919K
Charlotte
$2680
875K
Indianapolis
$2086
888K
Washington
$2703
690K
Denver
$2527
716K
Columbus
$2103
906K
Boston
$3013
676K
Hempstead
$2889
793K
Nashville
$2707
668K
Memphis
$1698
633K
Portland
$2375
653K
Baltimore
$2012
586K
Albuquerque
$1833
565K
Milwaukee
$2092
577K
El Paso
$1413
679K
Long Beach
$2538
467K