Hungary vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hungary Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2445
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$481
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$831
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1087
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$22147
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
7.24
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
76
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
56
🌐 English speaking %
57%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
9.6M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Hungary ($991) is 34% less expensive than in Italy ($1493). Hungary ranked 86th vs 35th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hungary compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 47th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Hungary vs Italy

We calculate prices for Hungary and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 33 and 148 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Hungary Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.8
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$842
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.01%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.3
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.03
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.5
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.74
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$10528

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In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1185
1.69M
Debrecen
$924
202K
Szeged
$860
158K
Nyiregyhaza
$770
115K
Gyor
$788
130K
Miskolc
$784
144K
Pecs
$851
140K
Szekesfehervar
$805
96K
Kecskemet
$953
109K
Erd
$849
71.3K
Szombathely
$789
77.8K
Sopron
$860
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$960
56.5K
Tatabanya
$910
65.9K
Eger
$864
49.5K
Szolnok
$712
66.4K
Veszprem
$883
56K
Dunakeszi
$1018
42.7K
Bekescsaba
$743
54.5K
Szigetszentmiklos
$901
40.1K
Hodmezovasarhely
$837
41.8K
Zalaegerszeg
$814
55.2K
Godollo
$992
32.5K
Vac
$876
34K
Nagykanizsa
$790
42.5K
Mosonmagyarovar
$827
34.2K
Kaposvar
$745
58.8K
Cegled
$849
36.4K
Salgotarjan
$879
30.9K
Ozd
$879
30.6K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K