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)
2023	10.32	48.63	7.45
2022	8.00	38.44	5.37
2021	7.47	35.82	4.98
2020	6.42	32.64	4.79
2019	6.50	32.38	5.01
2018	5.86	30.54	4.78
2017	5.74	29.04	5.06
2016	5.22	27.66	4.78
2015	5.39	25.92	4.82
2014	4.86	26.54	4.85
2013	4.85	26.35	4.84
2012	4.76	26.72	4.61
2011	5.00	29.67	5.13
2010	6.88	28.70	4.34

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)
2023	2.42	2.49	1.38	1.05	2.12
2022	1.86	2.01	1.05	0.87	1.67
2021	1.74	1.81	1.00	0.81	1.53
2020	1.55	1.71	0.99	0.79	1.41
2019	1.59	1.77	1.05	0.83	1.46
2018	1.47	1.65	0.95	0.68	1.39
2017	1.46	1.73	0.93	0.63	1.34
2016	1.26	1.48	0.86	0.58	1.25
2015	1.22	1.44	0.85	0.57	1.29
2014	1.19	1.48	0.90	0.62	1.26
2013	1.32	1.51	0.92	0.64	1.31
2012	1.25	1.54	0.84	0.64	1.14
2011	1.38	1.59	0.92	0.80	1.18
2010	1.33	2.04	1.14	0.80	-

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)
2023	1.19	1.51	2.86	0.47	1.08	1.50
2022	0.92	1.10	2.20	0.37	0.81	1.21
2021	0.76	0.83	1.72	0.35	0.82	1.12
2020	0.72	0.73	1.64	0.34	0.78	1.14
2019	0.74	0.74	1.54	0.36	0.81	1.13
2018	0.75	0.73	1.75	0.36	0.77	1.10
2017	0.75	0.66	1.59	0.36	0.77	1.11
2016	0.70	0.61	1.56	0.35	0.78	1.08
2015	0.73	0.61	1.56	0.33	0.76	1.05
2014	0.79	0.63	1.69	0.36	0.79	1.16
2013	0.77	0.60	1.75	0.37	0.75	1.07
2012	0.74	0.68	1.78	0.39	0.75	1.06
2011	0.81	0.66	1.33	0.51	0.76	1.25
2010	0.78	1.02	1.50	0.39	1.10	0.93

Year	Apples (1kg)	Oranges (1kg)	Potato (1kg)	Lettuce (1 head)	Rice (white), (1kg)	Tomato (1kg)	Banana (1kg)	Onion (1kg)
2023	1.52	1.85	1.19	1.30	2.06	3.40	1.86	1.36
2022	1.32	1.56	0.98	1.15	1.51	2.64	1.44	0.93
2021	1.43	1.56	0.88	1.01	1.36	1.94	1.34	0.87
2020	1.40	1.56	0.83	0.99	1.11	1.64	1.30	0.86
2019	1.06	1.21	0.86	0.99	1.07	1.79	1.32	0.94
2018	1.09	1.24	0.71	0.83	1.15	1.78	1.37	0.70
2017	1.09	1.34	0.70	0.87	0.98	1.69	1.34	0.66
2016	0.99	1.23	0.65	0.77	1.05	1.41	1.31	0.71
2015	0.97	1.15	0.60	0.63	0.89	1.37	1.26	0.60
2014	0.95	1.21	0.70	0.69	1.07	1.54	-	-
2013	1.15	1.33	0.74	0.77	1.03	1.47	-	-
2012	0.94	1.22	0.56	0.53	0.97	1.40	-	-
2011	1.21	1.26	0.48	0.79	-	-	-	-
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)
2023	10.93	5.36	5.75	5.31	11.43
2022	8.67	4.47	4.85	4.55	9.39
2021	6.96	4.49	4.83	4.68	8.44
2020	6.01	4.28	4.28	4.41	7.78
2019	5.87	4.24	4.11	4.51	7.71
2018	6.05	4.65	3.87	4.57	8.92
2017	5.78	4.38	3.83	4.34	8.11
2016	5.63	3.94	3.59	4.72	7.65
2015	5.67	3.89	3.46	4.77	7.88
2014	6.16	3.91	3.34	4.98	-
2013	5.65	4.02	2.96	5.04	-
2012	5.24	3.90	2.55	4.84	-
2011	6.37	4.25	2.56	5.03	-
2010	6.61	3.54	2.51	9.10	-

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
2023	584.21	462.70	1043.94	776.25
2022	451.41	353.79	853.48	617.01
2021	437.37	330.45	815.32	610.10
2020	471.13	358.48	863.79	609.15
2019	489.89	363.28	916.46	634.11
2018	458.85	334.69	844.70	573.91
2017	442.05	321.55	817.65	573.68
2016	406.66	277.77	769.90	519.26
2015	335.25	236.47	646.41	452.94
2014	257.39	180.53	496.58	365.80
2013	233.62	171.52	451.89	323.07
2012	235.60	160.75	420.38	315.05
2011	249.92	177.81	466.06	359.28
2010	535.24	429.77	904.65	678.54

Buy Apartment Price

Year	Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre	Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre
2023	3778.12	2574.52
2022	3205.18	2171.22
2021	3149.81	2096.61
2020	2988.27	1973.15
2019	2910.91	1893.87
2018	2653.39	1548.14
2017	2383.79	1382.50
2016	1743.85	1059.03
2015	1408.79	844.17
2014	1260.97	780.92
2013	1273.89	837.71
2012	1370.89	910.33
2011	1284.63	961.60
2010	1282.86	1016.69

Salaries And Financing

Transportation

Year	One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	Gasoline (1 liter)
2023	1.07	1.70
2022	0.89	1.33
2021	1.01	1.31
2020	1.01	1.11
2019	1.07	1.21
2018	1.09	1.22
2017	1.14	1.17
2016	1.13	1.07
2015	1.13	1.15
2014	1.16	1.36
2013	1.18	1.42
2012	1.08	1.45
2011	1.19	1.45
2010	1.29	1.28

Salaries And Financing

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
2023	150.91	15.48	23.43
2022	140.20	12.69	-
2021	143.63	12.89	-
2020	147.63	13.57	-
2019	149.53	13.10	-
2018	158.25	13.63	-
2017	160.06	14.44	-
2016	153.84	13.72	-
2015	153.99	13.11	-
2014	175.56	14.94	-
2013	193.14	13.27	-
2012	163.27	16.45	-
2011	138.98	20.37	-
2010	54.33	23.60	-

Sports And Leisure

Year	Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023	47.84	13.78	6.99
2022	39.29	11.02	5.69
2021	37.89	10.57	5.66
2020	39.13	12.12	5.51
2019	38.42	12.65	5.68
2018	37.41	12.21	5.60
2017	38.12	12.08	5.62
2016	37.84	11.20	5.42
2015	37.23	10.03	5.27
2014	39.63	9.25	5.29
2013	38.48	12.94	4.97
2012	40.98	11.66	4.92
2011	35.78	8.88	5.70
2010	36.22	7.56	5.33

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
2023	76.79	32.44	88.68	91.94
2022	66.98	30.95	68.52	82.91
2021	67.59	29.50	69.87	81.20
2020	60.99	26.53	68.99	81.03
2019	61.22	28.71	71.93	83.63
2018	62.49	28.47	74.80	85.02
2017	64.13	30.60	77.80	87.74
2016	62.55	30.98	75.35	84.12
2015	61.24	30.32	69.75	77.50
2014	67.10	34.65	75.40	75.35
2013	66.02	32.28	67.97	82.91
2012	64.66	29.43	68.52	65.05
2011	81.54	51.21	84.40	85.11
2010	122.93	35.12	31.61	28.10

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