Cost of Living in Hungary. 2018 prices in Hungary.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	1,825 Ft
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	1,565 Ft
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	714 Ft
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	257 Ft
	12 eggs, large	621 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	514 Ft
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	942 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	358 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	209 Ft
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	225 Ft
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	1,658 Ft
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	383 Ft
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	146 Ft
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	248,046 Ft
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	167,774 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	40,412 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	159,985 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	110,858 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	28,178 Ft
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	3,631 Ft
	40” flat screen TV	119,455 Ft
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	24,536 Ft
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	2,337 Ft
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	2,054 Ft
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	21,728 Ft
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	10,914 Ft
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	22,212 Ft
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	27,495 Ft
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	5,537,590 Ft
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	359 Ft
	Monthly ticket public transport	9,753 Ft
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	1,855 Ft
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	2,309 Ft
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	10,894 Ft
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	950 Ft
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	889 Ft
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	805 Ft
	4 rolls of toilet paper	385 Ft
	Tube of toothpaste	481 Ft
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	2,800 Ft
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	6,323 Ft
	2 tickets to the movies	3,322 Ft
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	12,273 Ft
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	11,370 Ft
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	1,503 Ft
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	590 Ft
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	510 Ft
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	158,972 Ft
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	28 Ft
	1 month of gym membership in business district	14,629 Ft
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	1,227 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	91
2nd	Szeged	74
3rd	Pécs	71
4th	Debrecen	71

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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Budapest

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
Zalaegerszeg

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Internet connection 300 mbps, 1 month in Zalaegerszeg costs 50,000 Ft (3 days ago)
2 liters of coca-cola in Zalaegerszeg costs 450 Ft (3 days ago)
10 eggs, large in Zalaegerszeg costs 600 Ft (3 days ago)
1 liter of whole fat milk in Zalaegerszeg costs 200 Ft (3 days ago)
1 kg of boneless chicken breast in Zalaegerszeg costs 680 Ft (3 days ago)
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) in Zalaegerszeg costs 800 Ft (3 days ago)
Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district in Zalaegerszeg costs 1,200 Ft (3 days ago)
1 liter of gasoline in Zalaegerszeg costs 389 Ft (3 days ago)
Monthly rent - 85 m2 furnished accommodation in expensive area in Budapest costs 250,000 Ft (5 days ago)
Public transport in Budapest costs 9,500 Ft (7 days ago)

Cost of living in Hungary