Cost of Living in Hungary. 2017 prices in Hungary.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	1,870 Ft
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	1,506 Ft
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	699 Ft
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	252 Ft
	12 eggs, large	548 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	481 Ft
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	957 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	296 Ft
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	208 Ft
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	222 Ft
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	1,725 Ft
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	388 Ft
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	133 Ft
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	251,969 Ft
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	158,619 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	45,088 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	153,129 Ft
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	103,657 Ft
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	28,205 Ft
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	3,561 Ft
	40” flat screen TV	119,005 Ft
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	24,422 Ft
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	2,493 Ft
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	1,557 Ft
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	22,183 Ft
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	10,692 Ft
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	22,664 Ft
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	28,481 Ft
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	5,984,970 Ft
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	359 Ft
	Monthly ticket public transport	9,675 Ft
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	1,746 Ft
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	2,427 Ft
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	9,623 Ft
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	1,178 Ft
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	808 Ft
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	817 Ft
	4 rolls of toilet paper	362 Ft
	Tube of toothpaste	560 Ft
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	2,423 Ft
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	5,143 Ft
	2 tickets to the movies	3,163 Ft
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	10,713 Ft
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	8,957 Ft
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	1,492 Ft
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	555 Ft
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	497 Ft
	iPad Air 2, 64GB	163,515 Ft
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	31 Ft
	1 month of gym membership in business district	15,762 Ft
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	1,184 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	97
2nd	Szeged	77
3rd	Pécs	76
4th	Debrecen	75

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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1 pack of marlboro cigarettes in Budapest costs 0 Ft (about 15 hours ago)
1 ticket to the theater (best available seats) in Budapest costs 0 Ft (about 15 hours ago)
1 ticket to the movies in Budapest costs 0 Ft (about 15 hours ago)
Basic dinner out in neighborhood pub, dinner for two in Budapest costs 0 Ft (about 15 hours ago)
Public transport in Budapest costs 10,000 Ft (about 22 hours ago)
Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new in Budapest costs 6,000,000 Ft (about 23 hours ago)
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality in Budapest costs 2,000 Ft (2 days ago)
Public transport in Budapest costs 9,000 Ft (2 days ago)
Public transport in Budapest costs 9,200 Ft (2 days ago)
Internet connection 300 mbps, 1 month in Budapest costs 21,000 Ft (2 days ago)

Cost of living in Hungary