Hungary vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$2515
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2914
$5738
🏠 One person rent
$590
$1593
🏘️ Family rent
$997
$2641
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1416
$4433
💸 GDP per capita
$23292
$84534
😃 Human freedom index
7.37
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
76.8
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
64
🌐 English speaking %
25.3%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
82
100
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
9.56M
340M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($1197) is 52% less expensive than in the United States ($2515). Hungary ranked 65th vs 10th 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 1.2 months in Hungary compared to 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 50th and 21st 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
$11.5
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.91
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.7
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$1682
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$1341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1131
$3111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3007
$3526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.8
$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.31
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.65
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.73
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.3
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$412
$1517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11212
$21058

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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
$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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4207
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3378
3.9M
Chicago
$2822
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3507
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
Phoenix
$2357
1.61M
San Francisco
$4040
874K
Dallas
$2461
1.3M
San Antonio
$2063
1.43M
San Jose
$3962
1.01M
Seattle
$3154
737K
Austin
$2444
962K
Boston
$3638
676K
Washington
$3306
690K
Hempstead
$2697
793K
Fort Worth
$2219
919K
Charlotte
$2403
875K
Indianapolis
$2374
888K
Jacksonville
$2224
950K
Columbus
$2127
906K
Denver
$2791
716K
Portland
$2738
653K
Nashville
$2477
689K
Atlanta
$2617
499K
Oklahoma City
$1922
681K
Las Vegas
$2407
642K
Baltimore
$2234
586K
Sacramento
$2846
525K
Oakland
$3212
441K