Historical Prices in Budapest

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 3000.00 15000.00 2010.00
2021 2300.00 12500.00 1800.00
2020 2000.00 12000.00 1600.00
2019 2000.00 11000.00 1600.00
2018 1800.00 10000.00 1500.00
2017 1600.00 9000.00 1500.00
2016 1500.00 8000.00 1500.00
2015 1500.00 8000.00 1500.00
2014 1500.00 8000.00 1500.00
2013 1500.00 8000.00 1400.00
2012 1500.00 8000.00 1400.00
2011 1250.00 8000.00 1350.00
2010 1600.00 4698.60 1200.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 700.00 800.00 416.07 343.80 661.80
2021 600.00 600.00 346.69 281.91 529.52
2020 500.00 600.00 341.65 272.52 489.04
2019 500.00 600.00 341.68 270.46 476.85
2018 450.00 500.00 296.03 211.82 433.43
2017 450.00 500.00 274.20 185.01 404.95
2016 400.00 450.00 261.29 170.65 380.03
2015 350.00 450.00 252.96 165.38 390.14
2014 350.00 400.00 261.90 178.83 373.64
2013 400.00 450.00 266.00 182.64 377.71
2012 350.00 490.00 245.17 185.70 332.94
2011 340.00 400.00 241.39 209.00 305.56
2010 315.00 534.93 292.47 194.98 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 364.35 437.99 873.53 146.58 321.31 481.78
2021 262.54 287.82 595.37 121.68 283.02 387.21
2020 248.32 254.18 567.89 116.81 268.94 395.62
2019 239.77 240.54 502.38 117.24 264.16 367.71
2018 233.52 227.39 549.74 112.47 239.86 338.14
2017 228.05 195.58 478.70 108.34 230.31 330.16
2016 213.74 184.76 475.11 105.69 236.10 326.09
2015 220.66 183.72 472.63 100.33 229.02 316.21
2014 235.14 185.17 502.52 106.33 232.66 343.30
2013 224.38 174.92 511.49 106.45 219.81 308.59
2012 218.41 198.43 527.08 113.96 219.79 310.91
2011 214.95 174.19 347.44 131.90 201.24 329.00
2010 216.64 280.80 414.33 108.23 303.31 257.47
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 524.89 619.79 389.30 454.31 597.32 1046.54 571.84 369.04
2021 497.36 541.20 306.76 348.83 472.60 674.60 463.44 301.62
2020 483.68 539.14 289.27 344.39 386.41 569.40 449.16 299.08
2019 343.66 392.75 281.17 322.92 348.92 582.54 431.38 304.69
2018 339.97 389.45 221.89 248.24 355.38 552.73 434.05 219.56
2017 328.15 404.58 206.00 259.05 293.70 504.18 407.71 195.72
2016 299.64 373.51 198.85 235.62 317.26 424.71 401.42 212.00
2015 291.90 351.78 182.74 188.93 262.85 415.72 383.86 180.29
2014 278.86 360.00 208.57 204.71 313.45 452.71 - -
2013 333.16 388.22 213.04 223.28 297.41 423.65 - -
2012 278.10 358.85 166.67 156.41 271.67 418.75 - -
2011 312.57 314.29 127.62 195.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 3440.09 1700.00 2000.00 1803.43 3726.18
2021 2416.88 1500.00 1705.00 1625.78 2929.46
2020 2084.53 1500.00 1500.00 1528.82 2695.88
2019 1911.82 1300.00 1350.00 1467.21 2509.23
2018 1857.40 1500.00 1230.00 1439.78 2736.76
2017 1736.82 1300.00 1190.00 1320.61 2427.23
2016 1685.42 1200.00 1100.00 1454.56 2328.15
2015 1708.31 1200.00 1060.00 1455.53 2400.00
2014 1820.34 1000.00 1010.00 1476.54 -
2013 1625.76 1000.00 890.00 1477.00 -
2012 1516.67 1000.00 780.00 1439.83 -
2011 1637.50 1000.00 690.00 1331.82 -
2010 1824.65 977.39 690.00 2512.50 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 179104.43 140370.13 338627.97 244806.52
2021 151807.50 114696.97 282989.03 211758.93
2020 163300.77 124254.91 299399.86 211139.08
2019 159527.35 118298.43 298434.22 206492.08
2018 143981.95 105360.04 263416.73 178032.26
2017 133654.72 97112.15 245459.86 171604.22
2016 123775.13 84675.93 232916.52 158402.43
2015 100824.69 70921.05 195423.73 136293.10
2014 76875.00 53333.33 146400.00 107500.00
2013 67995.43 49423.08 129130.43 93695.65
2012 69750.00 46944.44 119000.00 91866.67
2011 62447.26 46197.26 120935.04 94595.64
2010 147786.96 118663.37 249783.67 119397.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 1271693.69 861458.82
2021 1093265.31 727708.33
2020 1035770.09 683918.93
2019 947906.84 616719.51
2018 836090.91 484473.17
2017 716062.11 417602.27
2016 528584.27 323058.82
2015 429309.09 256859.80
2014 374882.35 228000.00
2013 364166.67 243250.00
2012 399666.67 268333.33
2011 337921.36 248138.11
2010 354211.50 280718.50

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 363217.52
2021 307727.79
2020 278087.78
2019 254722.36
2018 222319.61
2017 200761.92
2016 182044.91
2015 170415.58
2014 171534.72
2013 161452.47
2012 176188.14
2011 130315.45
2010 132030.25

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 350.00 526.63
2021 350.00 453.30
2020 350.00 386.31
2019 350.00 392.60
2018 350.00 387.40
2017 350.00 357.48
2016 350.00 332.12
2015 350.00 354.44
2014 350.00 412.00
2013 350.00 420.38
2012 320.00 434.47
2011 320.00 385.06
2010 320.00 347.46
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 9500.00
2021 9500.00
2020 9500.00
2019 9500.00
2018 9500.00
2017 9500.00
2016 9500.00
2015 9500.00
2014 9500.00
2013 10500.00
2012 9800.00
2011 9800.00
2010 9800.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 7.77
2021 4.59
2020 4.92
2019 4.99
2018 5.19
2017 4.70
2016 5.32
2015 5.59
2014 7.45
2013 8.73
2012 9.97
2011 8.33
2010 7.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2022 55625.88 5036.58 -
2021 49852.05 4473.32 -
2020 51170.13 4702.13 -
2019 48691.99 4264.35 -
2018 49263.65 4257.70 -
2017 48052.34 4303.87 -
2016 46351.40 4122.69 -
2015 46362.88 3922.05 -
2014 51049.19 4363.93 -
2013 55831.64 3720.90 -
2012 48482.52 4725.00 -
2011 37187.50 5249.14 -
2010 15000.00 6515.97 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 15588.84 4372.24 2200.00
2021 13151.49 3667.39 1950.00
2020 13563.98 4200.00 1950.00
2019 12510.38 4118.52 1850.00
2018 11705.61 3802.67 1800.00
2017 11437.51 3609.10 1700.00
2016 11465.93 3363.64 1675.00
2015 11231.50 3020.00 1600.00
2014 11769.23 2781.82 1500.00
2013 11124.93 3630.77 1500.00
2012 12107.14 3428.57 1500.00
2011 8894.26 2375.00 1500.00
2010 10000.00 2087.32 1472.26

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 26575.48 12279.26 27188.11 32896.54
2021 23461.22 10238.64 24251.89 28183.67
2020 21141.28 9193.89 23911.33 28085.56
2019 19935.37 9350.02 23422.78 27233.75
2018 19468.04 8847.52 23422.40 26548.96
2017 19285.48 9061.55 23437.73 26325.96
2016 18990.00 9284.47 22934.19 25415.00
2015 18410.16 9178.48 21215.06 23467.40
2014 19850.00 9850.00 22181.82 22476.19
2013 19085.68 9287.94 19734.57 24328.33
2012 18678.57 8545.45 20321.43 19243.75
2011 21131.51 12931.96 22090.65 21971.87
2010 33943.00 9698.00 8728.20 7758.40
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