Cost of Living in Budapest, Hungary

Prices in Budapest

Indexes
Consumer Price Index (Excl.Rent):	59.01
Rent Index:	12.31
Groceries Index:	45.42
Restaurants Index:	46.77
Consumer Price Plus Rent Index:	36.54
Local Purchasing Power:	45.36

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Restaurants	[Edit] mean	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	1,400.00 Ft	1,000.00 1,600.00
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	8,000.00 Ft	6,000.00 10,000.00
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar	1,400.00 Ft	1,200.00 1,500.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught)	350.00 Ft	292.21 480.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)	450.00 Ft	300.00 550.00
Cappuccino (regular)	350.00 Ft	280.00 400.00
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle)	250.00 Ft	200.00 300.00
Water (0.33 liter bottle)	190.00 Ft	150.00 250.00

Markets	[Edit] mean
Milk (regular), 1 liter	215.00 Ft	180.00 250.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)	180.00 Ft	150.00 210.00
Rice (1kg)	300.00 Ft	250.00 400.00
Eggs (12)	480.00 Ft	400.00 600.00
Local Cheese (1kg)	1,500.00 Ft	1,300.00 2,000.00
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg)	1,400.00 Ft	1,300.00 1,500.00
Apples (1kg)	300.00 Ft	250.00 350.00
Oranges (1kg)	350.00 Ft	300.00 400.00
Tomato (1kg)	400.00 Ft	340.00 545.00
Potato (1kg)	160.00 Ft	120.00 200.00
Lettuce (1 head)	160.00 Ft	125.00 250.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	115.00 Ft	100.00 150.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	1,000.00 Ft	850.00 1,500.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	220.00 Ft	200.00 250.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)	300.00 Ft	250.00 400.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	780.00 Ft	690.00 800.00

Transportation	[Edit] mean
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	320.00 Ft	320.00 350.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	9,850.00 Ft	9,800.00 10,500.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	300.00 Ft	300.00 320.00
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff)	200.00 Ft	195.00 250.00
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	3,000.00 Ft	3,000.00 3,600.00
Gasoline (1 liter)	420.00 Ft	400.00 441.00
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	4,500,000.00 Ft	4,000,000.00 5,400,000.00

Utilities (Monthly)	[Edit] mean
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment	46,750.00 Ft	38,636.36 60,000.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	35.00 Ft	30.00 44.00
Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	4,500.00 Ft	3,000.00 6,500.00

Sports And Leisure	[Edit] mean
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	10,000.00 Ft	8,000.00 15,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	3,000.00 Ft	2,500.00 4,000.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	1,500.00 Ft	1,300.00 1,540.00

Clothing And Shoes	[Edit] mean
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	20,000.00 Ft	15,000.00 24,000.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	10,000.00 Ft	7,500.00 12,000.00
1 Pair of Nike Shoes	20,000.00 Ft	18,000.00 25,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes	20,000.00 Ft	18,000.00 25,000.00

Rent Per Month	[Edit] mean
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	65,000.00 Ft	56,712.50 80,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	50,000.00 Ft	40,000.00 60,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	120,000.00 Ft	100,000.00 140,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	100,000.00 Ft	80,000.00 110,000.00

Buy Apartment Price	[Edit] mean
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre	375,000.00 Ft	300,000.00 453,700.00
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	250,000.00 Ft	220,000.00 300,000.00

Salaries And Financing	[Edit] mean
Median Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax)	145,532.98 Ft	120,000.00 204,165.00
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentanges (%), Yearly	10.00	7.00 12.00

These data are based on 3239 entries in the past 18 months from 261 different contributors.

Last update : May, 2013

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5 Comments so far

#Danosk on Mar 13, 2013 :

update about the Budapest monthly pass (BKV) from 1st January 2013 is 10.500 HUF

#Mladen on Nov 20, 2012 :

TH, thanks for your comment. I entered those data to improve quality of information at the website. I'm glad to hear that people in Hungary do think that their statistical office is doing a good job regarding calculating average salary. That is not the case in all countries.

The quote from 'Damned Lies and Statistics' - statistical information is misused by people and organizations interested in shaping the national policy debate to their own ends.

#TH on Nov 19, 2012 :

Net salary data of 141 100 HUF is correct, but it reffers to population of Hungary in total. Here you are some local salary data of major hungarian cities (as of dec 31. 2011, official statistics of www.ksh.hu , HUF):

Budapest 175 784
Debrecen 129 551
Győr 136 737
Miskolc 118 023
Pécs 120 651
Szeged 117 974

http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xstadat/xstadat_evkozi/e_qli030.html

#chewbie on Apr 23, 2012 :

my bad! 50 HUF / minute and not hour. Now I understand

#chewbie on Apr 23, 2012 :

I updated the transportation section of this list and the 'taxi waiting' price got caught in the SPAM filter.

I entered 50 HUF which is rounded up looking at http://www.taxi2000.hu/#tarifa
other taxi prices: http://www.nemzetitaxi.hu/?oldal=tarifa

cheers!

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