Money is TimeThe Hours Index

Hungary, in hours

What the same things cost the average worker in Hungary, in hours of take-home pay.

iPhone 18 Pro HUF 549,990

203 hours of work

January to early February.

25th of 28. In Switzerland the same phone takes 30 hours; in Türkiye, 487.

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The sums

The average full-time worker in Hungary earns HUF 8,455,487 a year before tax and takes home HUF 5,622,899 after income tax and social security contributions (OECD, 2025, a single worker without children). Divided by 2,080 working hours, an hour of work pays HUF 2,703.

An iPhone 18 Pro: HUF 549,990 ÷ HUF 2,703 = 203 hours. January to early February.
A Tesla Model Y: HUF 16,989,900 ÷ HUF 2,703 = 6,286 hours. Three whole working years.
A Big Mac: HUF 1,660 ÷ HUF 2,703 = 0.61 hours, or 37 minutes.

Hours count 52 weeks of 40, whatever people in Hungary actually work. More in what the index leaves out.

Against the other 37

iPhone 18 Pro 25th of 28

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 1,199 30 hours
  2. 21 more
  3. 23Poland PLN 6,299 164 hours
  4. 24Portugal €1,499 171 hours
  5. 25Hungary HUF 549,990 203 hours
  6. 26Chile (see the note) CLP 1,549,990 244 hours
  7. 27Mexico MX$29,999 327 hours
  8. 28Türkiye (see the note) ₺137,999 487 hours

All 28 countries on the index

Tesla Model Y 34th of 37

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 40,990 1,033 hours
  2. 30 more
  3. 32Slovakia €40,990 5,749 hours
  4. 33Chile (see the note) CLP 36,900,000 5,818 hours
  5. 34Hungary HUF 16,989,900 6,286 hours
  6. 35Colombia (see the note) COP 119,990,000 7,912 hours
  7. 36Türkiye (see the note) ₺2,467,485 8,712 hours
  8. 37Mexico MX$799,000 8,716 hours

All 37 countries on the index

Big Mac joint 28th of 36

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 7.30 11 minutes
  2. 25 more
  3. 27Lithuania €4.45 32 minutes
  4. 28Poland PLN 23.50 37 minutes
  5. 28Hungary HUF 1,660 37 minutes
  6. 30Portugal €5.65 39 minutes
  7. 31Slovakia €5 42 minutes
  8. 4 more
  9. 36Colombia (see the note) COP 25,900 102 minutes

All 36 countries on the index

Sources

Pay: OECD, Taxing Wages 2026: net take-home pay of a single worker without children on 100% of the average wage, 2025 (the OECD's own estimate, as for most countries).

Prices, checked 29 September 2026: Apple, the iPhone 18 Pro with 256 GB; Tesla, the cheapest Model Y on sale; The Economist, the Big Mac index, July 2026 (data, CC BY 4.0).

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