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Cost of living and expenses in Hungary
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Hungary?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Hungary, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Hungary
(The last update: 3 days ago)
Currency in Hungary Hungarian forint (HUF). For 10 US dollars you can get 3.95 thousand Hungarian forints. For 100 US dollars you can get 39.5 thousand Hungarian forints. And the other way around: For 100 Hungarian forints you can get 0.253 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Hungary
What are the different prices in the cities in Hungary? Look here: Prices in cities in Hungary
Prices: Budapest Debrecen Eger Gyor Miskolc Sopron Szeged Pecs Székesfehérvár Szombathely
fees
$135 ($99 - $215)
34% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$14.9 ($10.1 - $23)
79% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$66 ($25 - $101)
26% more than in United States
average earnings
$864
81% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$438 ($304 - $684)
75% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$563 ($354 - $886)
77% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Hungary:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.1 (HUF 450)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $23 (HUF 8.95K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.6 (HUF 614)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $25.3K (HUF 10M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $438 (HUF 173K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $353 (HUF 140K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $726 (HUF 287K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $563 (HUF 222K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $135 (HUF 53.3K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $14.9 (HUF 5.88K)
- numb_34 $23 (HUF 9.21K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $66 (HUF 26.1K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $28 (HUF 10.9K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $76 (HUF 29.9K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $81 (HUF 32K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $24.5K (HUF 9.68M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $312 (HUF 123K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.67K (HUF 1.05M)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $7.71K (HUF 3.05M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $2.02K (HUF 798K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $864 (HUF 341K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 8.8%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.8 (HUF 1.1K)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.1 (HUF 440)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $16.7 (HUF 6.6K)
Price changes in previous years in Hungary
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $758(HUF 299K), 2011: $823(HUF 325K), 2012: $902(HUF 356K), 2013: $866(HUF 342K), 2014: $804(HUF 317K), 2015: $987(HUF 390K), 2016: $1.2K(HUF 473K), 2017: $1.66K(HUF 657K), and 2018: $1.92K(HUF 759K)
Have earnings increased in Hungary?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $305(HUF 121K), 2011: $316(HUF 125K), 2012: $407(HUF 161K), 2013: $384(HUF 152K), 2014: $403(HUF 159K), 2015: $386(HUF 153K), 2016: $427(HUF 169K), 2017: $483(HUF 191K), and 2018: $537(HUF 212K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $74(HUF 29.3K), 2011: $99(HUF 39K), 2012: $124(HUF 49.1K), 2013: $135(HUF 53.3K), 2014: $122(HUF 48.2K), 2015: $118(HUF 46.7K), 2016: $116(HUF 45.7K), 2017: $121(HUF 47.6K), and 2018: $124(HUF 49K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $15.3(HUF 6.02K), 2011: $12.2(HUF 4.82K), 2012: $11.9(HUF 4.7K), 2013: $8.9(HUF 3.51K), 2014: $10.3(HUF 4.06K), 2015: $10.1(HUF 4K), 2016: $10.2(HUF 4.04K), 2017: $10.5(HUF 4.16K), and 2018: $10.7(HUF 4.21K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Hungary in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $86(HUF 33.9K), 2011: $54(HUF 21.2K), 2012: $46(HUF 18.3K), 2013: $48(HUF 19K), 2014: $49(HUF 19.2K), 2015: $45(HUF 17.8K), 2016: $46(HUF 18.3K), 2017: $48(HUF 18.9K), and 2018: $48(HUF 18.9K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
average earnings
$864
81% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$1.7 ($1 - $2.5)
63% is less expensive than in United States
local beer
$1.9 ($0.89 - $3)
68% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$438 ($304 - $684)
75% is less expensive than in United States
wine
$4.3 ($2.5 - $7.6)
71% is less expensive than in United States
bottle of water
$0.93 ($0.63 - $1.5)
by half less than in United States