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Note: Hotel room prices and apartment rental fees depend on the season. The majority of hotels have higher prices (by min. 20 %) during summer, Easter, the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Christmas and New Year's Eve.
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Menu in a good cheap fast food (like Platán in City park) or self-service restaurant |
900-1 100 FT |
Meal in a high-end restaurant like Onyx (soup or dessert and main course) |
5 000-12 000 Ft |
Pizza (32 cm) |
1 000-1 400 HUF |
Gyros |
600 Ft |
Mcdonalds Menu |
1 200 Ft |
TIP: for cheap eats go to one of the market halls in Budapest where you can have inexpensive snacks both savory (lángos, scones) and sweet (strudel, various pastries). The Central Market Hall at Liberty Bridge has some cheap eateries on the first floor.
The markets are also the best places to buy souvenirs and stock up on some Hungarian specialties like Hungarian paprika.
Hungarian Restaurants in Budapest
Some restaurants charge 10 % service fee which should be displayed on the receipt. In this case tipping is not expected from guests. If there's no service fee charged you can give around 10 % tip to the waiter either by rounding up the bill or giving the amount to the waiter/waitress when settling your bill.
There are 9 parking zones in Budapest: in the most expensive zone the parking fee is 430 HUF/1 hour (city centre, Buda Castle, Margaret Island) in other parts you have to pay 200-300 HUF for 1 hour parking. The City Council of Budapest plans to reorganize the current rules of parking in the city.
According to the new rules there'll be 2 highlighted parking zones (Buda Castle District and Margaret Island) and 4 normal zones.
In the 2 most expensive zones a parking voucher will cost 540 Ft/1 hour and in the lowest tarif will be 145 Ft/1 hour.
Prices of Basic Items, Services in Budapest |
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Single ticket for public transport Other Budapest public transport ticket prices |
320 Ft |
A loaf of bread (1 kg) |
300-400 Ft |
1 litre milk |
250-300 Ft |
Mug of draught beer |
400-600 Ft |
A bottle of beer (0.5 litre) in shops |
200-300 Ft |
A glass of quality wine (1 dl) |
600-700 Ft |
A bottle of wine |
1 000-4 000 Ft (don't bother with cheap 500-Ft wines) |
A shot of espresso |
280-300 Ft |
A cup of cappuccino |
400-500 Ft |
A cup of tea |
300-500 Ft |
A slice of cake |
300-600 FT |
1 litre petrol/gasoline (95 octane) |
430 Ft |
Taxi fares |
250-300 Ft/km |
Cinema ticket |
1 200-1 300 Ft |
Museum entry fees |
800-1 500 Ft |
Classical Music Concert ticket |
3 000-8 000 Ft |
Guided tours Recommended Budapest tours. |
cc. € 35-100 |
| lunch & cruise: 7 900 Ft, without lunch: 3600 Ft, dinner with live music: 9 400 Ft, without dinner 4 200 Ft | |
High-speed internet |
8 000-10 000 Ft/month |
In Hungary every motorway is a toll road, administered by the National Highway Authority (Á.A.K. Zrt.). The roads M0 (that forms a half ring around the city of Budapest), M2 and M15 although are divided multilane roads, they are not considered as motorways, and can be used free of charge.
Types of E-Stickers and prices for the D1 category of vehicles (motorcycles, and motor vehicles with a maximum total permissible weight of 3.5 tons, including any trailers):
For up-to-date prices please check website of the Hungarian State Motorway Management Company Ltd.
Authorisation for road use can be purchased/registered at petrol stations (gas stations) all around the country. The purchase receipts should be kept for at least half a year after the trip.
Foreign travellers can also by the e-vignette through the following on-line retailers:
Buying Motorway E-ticket in Hungary
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