Cost of Living in Hungary. 2018 prices in Hungary.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	1,829 Ft
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	1,590 Ft
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	757 Ft
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	261 Ft
	12 eggs, large	631 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	550 Ft
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	969 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	381 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	212 Ft
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	236 Ft
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	1,720 Ft
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	385 Ft
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	146 Ft
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	250,864 Ft
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	170,752 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	40,343 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	167,696 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	111,833 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	32,104 Ft
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	3,395 Ft
	40” flat screen TV	120,859 Ft
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	24,536 Ft
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	2,604 Ft
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	1,906 Ft
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	20,414 Ft
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	11,471 Ft
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	21,669 Ft
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	25,843 Ft
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	5,554,070 Ft
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	363 Ft
	Monthly ticket public transport	9,750 Ft
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	1,845 Ft
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	2,535 Ft
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	11,876 Ft
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	968 Ft
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	887 Ft
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	780 Ft
	4 rolls of toilet paper	378 Ft
	Tube of toothpaste	490 Ft
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	2,860 Ft
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	6,815 Ft
	2 tickets to the movies	3,358 Ft
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	13,849 Ft
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	12,000 Ft
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	1,579 Ft
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	610 Ft
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	532 Ft
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	156,824 Ft
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	30 Ft
	1 month of gym membership in business district	14,464 Ft
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	1,252 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	Szeged	74
3rd	Pécs	71
4th	Debrecen	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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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
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Recent Prices Added

Cappuccino in expat area of the city in Budapest costs 800 Ft (1 day ago)
2 tickets to the movies in Budapest costs 5,000 Ft (1 day ago)
Hourly rate for babysitter services in Budapest costs 1,600 Ft (1 day ago)
One-way ticket in public transport in Budapest costs 400 Ft (1 day ago)
Public transport in Budapest costs 9,500 Ft (1 day ago)
Summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) in Budapest costs 15,000 Ft (1 day ago)
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality in Budapest costs 1,700 Ft (1 day ago)
1 kg of local cheese in Budapest costs 1,600 Ft (1 day ago)
1 kg of boneless chicken breast in Budapest costs 800 Ft (1 day ago)
1 liter of whole fat milk in Pécs costs 260 Ft (1 day ago)

Cost of living in Hungary