Austria vs Hungary: currencies and prices
Currencies, exchange rates and prices of the same products side by side. Prices in the source currency and in USD; differences relative to Austria. Where a source has no data for a country we say “no data” – no estimates.
| Indicator | Austria | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| Currency | EUR euro | HUF Hungarian forint |
| Exchange rate | 1 EUR ECB, 4 November 2026 | 1 EUR = 363.03 HUF 1 EUR = 363.03 HUF ECB, 4 November 2026 |
| Big Mac 1 burger | 7.08 USD 6.19 EUR price from: July 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 euro-area average, not a national price | 5.30 USD −25% 1,660 HUF price from: July 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Petrol 95 1 litre | 1.95 USD 1.75 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 1.95 USD ±0% 1.75 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Diesel 1 litre | 2.39 USD 2.15 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 2.21 USD −8% 1.98 EUR price from: 2 November 2026 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Healthy diet 1 person, 1 day Estimated minimum cost of a healthy diet (World Bank/FAO), not average spending on food. | 2.69 USD 2.38 EUR price from: 2025 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 | 2.92 USD +9% 1,032 HUF price from: 2025 · converted at the rate of: 4 November 2026 |
| Price level USA = 100 | 85 data from: 2025 | 58 −32% data from: 2025 |
| Taxes in the price: Petrol 95 % of the pump price | 48.0% 1.75 EUR at the pump · 0.91 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. | 43.6% −4.4 pp 1.75 EUR at the pump · 0.99 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. |
| Taxes in the price: Diesel % of the pump price | 38.8% 2.15 EUR at the pump · 1.31 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. | 39.5% +0.7 pp 1.98 EUR at the pump · 1.20 EUR without taxes Bulletin of: 2 November 2026. |
Prices are converted via their US dollar equivalent for the period of the data and then at the latest ECB or NBP rate; the difference in per cent is relative to Austria (taxes – in percentage points). Big Mac: The Economist publishes one weighted price for the whole euro area – these are not national prices. Sources and licences