Cost of Living in Hungary in 2020

Hello,

on the Numbeo site, the cost of living in Budapest is rather accurate.
I'm Hungarian, not expat, but here are some examples.

School (non private) - Free,
School private (french) - 2.000.000.- HUF / year, in this case it is recommended to rent a house in II. District of Budapest, and not to try to go in the inner city before 10am due the terrible traffic there

Rent a flat: Depends on where do you want to live and what is your needs. Buda (WEST) side of budapest is more expensive, recommended districts are I, II, III, XI, XII.
On the pest side the inner districts are good as well, if you like to live in the  dark, noisy, dirty  inner city and smell the old houses mouldy smell    

For example an acceptable flat 80-100 sqm in II. district is around 800-1000 eur / month plus monthly fees
electricity 10.000.- HUF
heating - 3-10000 HUF but it could be more, depends on the insulation
water 3-8000 HUF
Waste- 2500 HUF
15000 HUF, Internet 1 gigabit + tv (4500 HUF ),
sim card unlimited calls 10.000.- HUF,
hair dresser - 3500-5000
very high quality gym unlimited - 17000 HUF
car average insurance - 5000-10000 HUF / month
car average tax 0-120.000.- HUF / year
food for two person in a restaurant - 20.000.- HUF
food in a cheap "restaurant" 1000-2900 HUF
the prices are in the supermarkets are the same in Austria, Germany so here are no significant differences.   

If you have more questions let me know

Hello,

I am currently living here as a student in Budapest

Regarding accommodation, I pay 900 euros for a 3 bedroom apartment in District 5, and 80,000 HUF for maintenance fees.

How much do you pay on average for public transport (bus, subway, train, tram, taxi)? As a student, I pay 9 euros a month for public transport.

Concerning your food expenses : how much do you pay for basic food items such as rice, bread, and pasta? What is the average price of your monthly food shopping? Monthly food shop budget is usually around 90 a month, around 23 euros a week.

How much do you pay for electricity, gas, water, internet, mobile’s subscription etc., per month? Pay 25 euros a month

How much do you spend on leisure in Hungary (cinema,sport, etc)? Cinema ticket for a student - 5 euros. Gym membership for 9 months - 130 euros.

Hope thats useful.

AnnaBailey1998 wrote:

Hello,

I am currently living here as a student in Budapest

Regarding accommodation, I pay 900 euros for a 3 bedroom apartment in District 5, and 80,000 HUF for maintenance fees.

...

Hope thats useful.

How many m2 is that apartment?

fluffy2560 wrote:

AnnaBailey1998 wrote:

Hello,

I am currently living here as a student in Budapest

Regarding accommodation, I pay 900 euros for a 3 bedroom apartment in District 5, and 80,000 HUF for maintenance fees.

...

Hope thats useful.

How many m2 is that apartment?

That's the trouble with people from the UK new to the country as where they use the number of rooms in a dwelling as we go by m². By no means its a dig at anyone because I did the same, now I only go by the size and not the number of rooms. Oh dear, I slowly losing my Britishness

SimCityAT wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

AnnaBailey1998 wrote:

Hello,

I am currently living here as a student in Budapest

Regarding accommodation, I pay 900 euros for a 3 bedroom apartment in District 5, and 80,000 HUF for maintenance fees.

...

Hope thats useful.

How many m2 is that apartment?

That's the trouble with people from the UK new to the country as where they use the number of rooms in a dwelling as we go by m². By no means its a dig at anyone because I did the same, now I only go by the size and not the number of rooms. Oh dear, I slowly losing my Britishness

Maybe get a special shirt with a template on it, skin open stripes on two sides of a strip of cloth in the middle. If you sunbathe without suntan oil then you'll be super patriotic for Austria maybe? 

Is that rude?  I dunno, first thing that came into my head. Seems like it might be rude.  Odd thing to think of. 

If you really want to check on lost Britishness, have you got Marmite, PG Tips and Bovril in your cupboard?  Milk in tea still?  Or Lemon?   It might be pointy sticks, garlic and crucifixes if not*

The problem with the rooms is that I still cannot get my head around if the number of rooms includes the kitchen and bathroom.  Usually not I presume.   

Area gives a good indication though on price/m2.  900 EUR sounds reasonable enough for 3 bedrooms.

*Another check:  Pancake Day - I hope you didn't miss it!

Kitchen and Bathroom are not normally included in X room because you presume that they will be there.

SimCityAT wrote:

Kitchen and Bathroom are not normally included in X room because you presume that they will be there.

Yes, that's what I mean.  In the UK it's usually not included.  I should have got used to it after all this time.  But it's not like one rents an apartment every few months (normally).