Cost of Living in Hungary. 2018 prices in Hungary.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	1,822 Ft
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	1,628 Ft
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	767 Ft
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	264 Ft
	12 eggs, large	639 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	600 Ft
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	966 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	390 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	225 Ft
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	238 Ft
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	1,776 Ft
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	390 Ft
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	145 Ft
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	249,837 Ft
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	171,366 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	44,829 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	168,509 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	113,740 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	27,879 Ft
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	3,017 Ft
	40” flat screen TV	121,029 Ft
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	28,977 Ft
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	2,436 Ft
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	1,899 Ft

Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	19,544 Ft
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	12,381 Ft
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	22,664 Ft
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	29,283 Ft
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	5,474,410 Ft
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	373 Ft
	Monthly ticket public transport	9,687 Ft
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	2,604 Ft
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	3,079 Ft
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	11,741 Ft
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	1,237 Ft
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	944 Ft
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	781 Ft
	4 rolls of toilet paper	358 Ft
	Tube of toothpaste	537 Ft
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	2,993 Ft
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	6,723 Ft
	2 tickets to the movies	3,310 Ft
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	14,744 Ft
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	11,966 Ft
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	1,608 Ft
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	654 Ft
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	540 Ft
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	148,382 Ft
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	29 Ft
	1 month of gym membership in business district	12,958 Ft
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	1,226 Ft

Map of Cost of Living in Hungary

This map shows only the top cities in Hungary. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.

The color of each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Hungary

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Budapest	93
2nd	Debrecen	73
3rd	Szeged	73
4th	Pécs	71
5th	Miskolc	70

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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List of all cities available in Hungary

Budapest	Békéscsaba	Debrecen
Dunaújváros	Győr	Kaposvár
Kecskemét	Miskolc	Nagykanizsa
Nyiregyhaza	Paradsasvar	Pécs
Sopron	Szeged	Szolnok
Szombathely	Tatabánya	Veszprém
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500 ml domestic beer in the supermarket in Budapest costs 300 Ft (1 day ago)
Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Budapest costs 300,000 Ft (1 day ago)
Public transport in Budapest costs 10,500 Ft (2 days ago)
One-way ticket in public transport in Budapest costs 350 Ft (5 days ago)
Per minute of waiting of taxi fare per waiting time, weekday at noon in Budapest costs 4,200 Ft (5 days ago)
Taxi fare per distance, weekday at noon, per 1 km. in Budapest costs 300 Ft (5 days ago)
Taxi, initial meter charge, weekday at noon in Budapest costs 700 Ft (5 days ago)
Public transport in Budapest costs 9,500 Ft (5 days ago)
Internet 8 mbps, 1 month in Budapest costs 4,000 Ft (5 days ago)
Furnished accommodation in normal area, monthly rent - 85 m2 in Budapest costs 150,000 Ft (5 days ago)

Cost of living in Hungary