Country Overview

Wages and Prices in Hungary

Hungary presents a Central European wage profile with a lower Overall price index, useful for reading the data as reported rather than as an all-purpose cost estimate.

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Wage history

How Wages Have Changed in Hungary

Explore Hungary’s PPP-adjusted annual wage history using a reported range rather than a filled-in series.

PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)2000–2025 · touch or hover points for the selected range

Price levels

Price Levels in Hungary

Compare everyday price levels using the United States benchmark of 100.

Overall

45.10Below U.S.54.9% below U.S.

Food

81.60Below U.S.18.4% below U.S.

Clothing

76.40Below U.S.23.6% below U.S.

Housing

35.60Below U.S.64.4% below U.S.

Health

19.20Below U.S.80.8% below U.S.

Transport

84.40Below U.S.15.6% below U.S.

Recreation

55.70Below U.S.44.3% below U.S.

Restaurants

56.70Below U.S.43.3% below U.S.

How to Read This View

Use 100 as the reference

The United States is fixed at 100 for every category. A value of 45.1 means that Hungary’s price level is about 54.9% below the U.S. benchmark, while a value of 84.4 means it is approximately 16% lower.

Compare categories, not household bills

Each row represents a separate spending category. The values show relative price levels rather than the actual amount a household spends. A higher transport index does not necessarily mean that total living costs are higher by the same amount.

Check the selected year

The year buttons update all displayed categories together. Missing observations are shown as unavailable and are never replaced with values from another year.

Relative context

Hungary in Context

See how Hungary’s wage and selected price level compare with the OECD median and the United States.

Average Annual Wage

Hungary$39,145

OECD Median$60,690

United States$86,977

Selected Price Level

Hungary45.10

OECD Median67.25

United States100

Read the placement

Hungary’s 2025 PPP-adjusted annual wage is 35.5% below the OECD median. Its 2024 Overall price index of 45.1 is 54.9% below the U.S. benchmark, meaning that both measures sit on the same side of their references in this dataset. Wage and price observations refer to separately labelled years and should not be read as a household affordability score.

Country note

Understanding Wages and Prices in Hungary

Hungary is shown with its current common-year wage and a separate price-year label. The chart exposes the selected historical span without interpolation, while the page avoids converting a measured change into a causal story.

Across the reported categories, Hungary shows its highest readings in Transport (84.40), Food (81.60), and Clothing (76.40); the overall index remains below the United States reference. Each figure is a comparative index value rather than a household-cost forecast.