Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Hungary

−3.6% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,927.54 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 650,160 HUF

That is 24,440 HUF less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $75.18 today.

HUF per 1 USD Then 337.3 · Today 325.1
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Hungary

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

32,000 HUF a night
$3.57 more a night
Costs you today
$98.44
Cost you 1 year ago
$94.87
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

55,000 HUF a night
$6.13 more a night
Costs you today
$169.19
Cost you 1 year ago
$163.06
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

1,660 HUF a Big Mac
14 fewer Big Macs
Costs you today
$5.11
Cost you 1 year ago
$4.92
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

19,000 HUF a dinner
1 fewer dinner
Costs you today
$58.45
Cost you 1 year ago
$56.33
Do Estimate

Museum entry

5,400 HUF a ticket
4 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$16.61
Cost you 1 year ago
$16.01
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

26,000 HUF a tour
$2.90 more a tour
Costs you today
$79.98
Cost you 1 year ago
$77.08
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

17,000 HUF a ride
1 fewer ride
Costs you today
$52.29
Cost you 1 year ago
$50.40
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

14,000 HUF a ticket
1 fewer ticket
Costs you today
$43.07
Cost you 1 year ago
$41.51

Rate history

HUF per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

345.6 321.7 297.9 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
2,000 HUF$6.15$5.93
20,000 HUF$61.52$59.29
100,000 HUF$307.62$296.47
200,000 HUF$615.23$592.94

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)