Hungary Cost of Living Calculator
Add up monthly living costs in Hungary and see the surplus, savings rate and housing share of your income.
About Hungary Cost of Living Calculator
Summing the five major categories gives a monthly run rate, and subtracting it from net income gives what is genuinely left to save. The housing share is shown separately because the widely used affordability guideline caps it at about 30 per cent of net pay. Typical figures for Hungary. Comparing two cities on rent alone is misleading — transport, utilities and tax move in different directions and only the total tells you which leaves you better off.
Formula
Hungary Cost of Living
Total = rent + food + transport + utilities + other; surplus = net income − total
- net income
- Take-home pay after tax
- housing share
- Rent divided by net income, the standard affordability test
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Hungary Cost of Living calculated?
Total = rent + food + transport + utilities + other; surplus = net income − total Summing the five major categories gives a monthly run rate, and subtracting it from net income gives what is genuinely left to save. The housing share is shown separately because the widely used affordability guideline caps it at about 30 per cent of net pay.
Why does Hungary Cost of Living matter?
Typical figures for Hungary. Comparing two cities on rent alone is misleading — transport, utilities and tax move in different directions and only the total tells you which leaves you better off.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 6 inputs: Rent or mortgage per month, Food and groceries per month, Transport per month, Utilities and connectivity per month, Everything else per month, Monthly net income. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.
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Hungary specifics
- Currency
- Ft HUFHungarian Forint
- Region
- Europe
- Country code
- HU
- Amounts look like
- 1 234 568 HUF
- Dates look like
- 9 Mar 2026
- Units
- metricWeek starts Monday
In Hungary, a comma marks the decimal and a full stop groups thousands; and HUF has no minor unit, so amounts are whole numbers.
Results on this page are expressed in HUF (Hungarian Forint). Figures are estimates for general planning — confirm current rates and thresholds with the relevant Hungary authority before relying on them.