Cost of living comparison
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Hungary vs. France Cost of Living Summary
Hungary is 33.6% cheaper than France overall.
Hungary vs. France Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Hungary instead of France, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.55
€15.62
|
$10.87
HUF3,514.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.68
€11.29
|
$8.99
HUF2,906.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.10
€2.76
|
$1.53
HUF495.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.73
|
$1.22
HUF393.06
|
|
France vs. Hungary - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
France
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
$1.45
HUF467.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
€8.35
|
$5.06
HUF1,634.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
€4.46
|
$4.46
HUF1,443.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.60
|
$3.41
HUF1,101.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.80
€5.16
|
$2.93
HUF947.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.23
|
$0.91
HUF293.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.94
|
$0.95
HUF306.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$0.98
HUF315.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.43
|
$1.51
HUF487.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.47
HUF150.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.90
|
$0.52
HUF168.31
|
|
France vs. Hungary - Cost of groceries
pay 27.0% less for transportation
|
France
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.00
€7.12
|
$6.99
HUF2,261.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€47.48
|
$24.26
HUF7,843.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,426.60
€29,750.88
|
$29,505.45
HUF10M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.80
€18.51
|
$14.89
HUF4,813.95
|
|
France vs. Hungary - Cost of transportation
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
France
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.99
€28.47
|
$21.54
HUF6,964.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.57
€726.77
|
$513.43
HUF166K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$649.54
€578.12
|
$393.20
HUF127K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.65
€136.76
|
$114.97
HUF37,171.34
|
|
France vs. Hungary - Cost of housing
pay 51.7% less for childcare
|
France
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$901.10
€802.01
|
$324.41
HUF105K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,924.68
€11,503.43
|
$8,370.86
HUF3M
|
|
France vs. Hungary - Cost of childcare
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
€6.28
|
$2.18
HUF704.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
€3.24
|
$2.37
HUF766.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
€12.03
|
$7.52
HUF2,432.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.05
€33.86
|
$50.86
HUF16,442.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.82
€11.41
|
$7.84
HUF2,533.66
|
|
France vs. Hungary - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
France
|
Hungary
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.79
€83.48
|
$85.00
HUF27,480.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.21
€39.34
|
$34.43
HUF11,132.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.75
€91.45
|
$85.20
HUF27,546.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.67
€115.41
|
$95.64
HUF30,922.08
|
|
France vs. Hungary - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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