Europe · Eastern Europe · 2025 price levels
🇭🇺Cost of living in Hungary
−22%
Everyday spending in Hungary costs 22% less than the EU average.
Phone & internet, food & soft drinks and furniture & household cost the most compared with the rest of Europe; health, housing & utilities and personal care & services the least.
Price level by category
What costs more, and how much
EU average = 100. The bar's length is Hungary's price level for the same basket.
EU averageEurostat, 2025
Against its neighbours
Cheaper than Czechia
Household spending, EU average = 100.
🇪🇺 EU100
🇭🇺 Hungary78
42% cheaperthan the United States for the same household spending (World Bank, 2025)
Living there
The basics
- Status
- EU Member
- Stay
- EU rules apply. 90-day free stay; registration required.
- Healthcare
- EHIC valid.
- Currency
- HUF (Forint)
- Banking
- Good support (Revolut/Wise)
- Paying
- Mixed
- English
- 3 out of 5
- Getting around
- BudapestGO
Say it locally
Seven phrases
- Hello
- Szia
- Thank you
- Köszönöm
- Yes/No
- Igen / Nem
- How are you?
- Hogy vagy?
- Excuse me
- Elnézést
- Check, please!
- A számlát, kérem!
- Do you speak English?
- Beszél angolul?
Cities
Six places to live
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Google Maps Search Hub
| Category | Search Link |
|---|---|
| 🏋️ Gyms & Fitness | Find Gyms in 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| 🧖 Spas & Wellness | Find Spas in 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| 💻 Coworking | Find Coworking in 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| ☕ Work-friendly Cafes | Find Cafes in 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| 🛒 Supermarkets | Find Supermarkets in 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| 🥾 Hiking Trails | Find Trails in 🇭🇺 Hungary |
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Drug Policy
| Substance | Status | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Cannabis | 🔴 | Strict |
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Useful Links
🏠 Housing & Rent
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Ingatlan.com | 🔴 Biggest housing |
💼 Jobs
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| Indeed Hungary | Job search |
Where the numbers come from
- Eurostat, prc_ppp_ind_1: price level indices, EU27 = 100, 2025. Reuse authorised with acknowledgement.
- World Bank, PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI: household price level, United States = 100, 2025. CC BY 4.0.