Currency: Forint (HUF)
Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 HUF
Notes: 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000 HUF
Some indicatory prices:
Fast-food meal: $2,50 USD (700 HUF)
Restaurant meal: $4-6 USD (1200-1800 HUF)
Taxi: $0,80 + $0,65 USD/kilometer (200 HUF + 160 HUF/kilometer)
Bus/metro ticket in Budapest: $0,30 USD (100 HUF)
Gasoline: 95 octave, unleaded - $0,70 USD (230 HUF)
Bread: 1 kg - $0,50 USD (150 HUF)
Hungary is not an expensive place for foreign travellers. If you don't spend most of your time in night clubs and casinos, you can get away with $30-$50 USD a day. It's been a decade since the transition from socialism to liberal democracy and market economy, so you can basicly buy in Hungary most of what you are used to at home.
You can exchange your foreign cash at banks, travel agents, shopping centers and exchange offices in the shopping area. Commission is around 2%. ATMs can be found throughout the country, accepting both credit and debit cards. Traveller's cheques are not accepted very widely, or if yes, at a rather low rate, so it's better to walk around with the minimum cash and a bank card.
Hungarian society is very tip conscious. Never forget to tip waiters and taxi drivers. Tip is about 10% of the total amount.
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