Kecskemét is a beautiful and peaceful city, I hope you will like it! My brother studied in Kecskemét, as well and he also lived in a dorm, the living costs are cheaper definitely, the grocery prives are probably the same, since most of the shop (Spar, Lidl, Aldi etc.) set their prices nationally, but buying vegetables, fruits in local stores or markets are very probably cheaper than in Budapest. The same goes for prices in restaurants, cafés, bars etc., they are cheaper than in the capital. Even the renting prices are lower, the average rental price in Kecskemét was around 128.000 HUF (320 EUR) in march 2024. (I couldn't find a more recent data, but it's still relevant.) Compared to the rental prices in Budapest at that same period (250.000 HUF or 630 EUR), you can definitely tell a difference. :D I hope this helped, if you have any other questions, just let me know! Enjoy your stay in Hungary! :)

@petrasperspective thank you so much for help. Can you help me with deciding which mobile sim to buy if I have to use Internet more...which is good for me as a student and if I can get a job there? I will be living in the dorm too. I hope dorms are clean and good. By the way I love your videos.

You're welcome! If you would like to have a new SIM, in Hungary there are two main phone service: Vodafone and Telekom. They both have good deals, here you can inform yourself about them (with the information about the personal help): Vodafone: www.vodafone.hu/english/home Telekom: www.telekom.hu/lakossagi/english The dorms and libraries (and also the educational buildings) definitely have unlimited internet access and wifi, so if you would like to use your laptop (or your phone), you don't have to worry about the internet. I can't really tell much about how clean and good the dorms are, but in Hungary most of the dorms are pretty good, they are in good conditions, since they have to comply to the laws. For job opportunities, I think it is worth to ask the student representative or the people who deal with foreign students. I'm sure they will give you some more information about the local opportunities. Most universities build a big community around the foreign students, so you can exchange your questions and experiences with each other. I hope this helped! :)

No, it's not free, as I said in the video if you have a registered Hungarian adress, you can buy monthly passes for 1.000 HUF (2,5 EUR) or annual pass for 8.500 HUF (21 EUR). The passes let you bike for 30 minutes. If you don't have a Hungarian adress, the only option is the "pay as you go plan" which means that every minute you have to pay 40 HUF(which starts from the first minute). In this case you can use your bike as much as you want. The change after 30 minutes only valid for the passes, if you don't return the bike before the 30 minute, you have to pay 40 HUF for every minute from the 30th minute. If you return the bike and change for another one before the 30 minutes, you don'T have to pay the extra amount of money. I hope that now it was more understandable, but you can find more information here: molbubi.hu/en/faq/

@@petrasperspective well explained thanks , 🤟🏻BTWi am coming on Tuesday in budapest 😃 excited for the trip

I'm happy it helped! :) That's really exciting, I hope you will enjoy your stay in Hungary! :)

Thank you so much, I hope that at least one of the tips will help! :) Have a nice day!

Hi! You asked this question before (under my Costs of living in Budapest video) and I already answered that there! :) Please, check it out there. Thank you!

Nagyon szépen köszönöm, igazán kedves, hogy írtál! 😊 Igyekszem a jövőben is hasonló videókat készíteni! :) Legyen szép napod!

You're welcome! I did! I added the amounts in euro everywhere, to make it easier to understand, I used the official currency code EUR. Go check it out again! 😄 Or did I misunderstand your comment? 🤔

@@petrasperspective yes right..I meant it's better to spell them.. because they were written only..thanks a lot again for this amazing video 😊

Oh, I see, now I understand! I will keep in mind for the next time, thank you! ☺️

Ikea meat balls are my all time favourites! :D (And also the Daim Cake.) Ikea has this promotion until June 30 (at least in Hungary), so until that the foods are always 50% off on fridays and they have other deals that are valid for only this day (different types of products, e.g. once for flowers and pots, other times for curtains and rugs etc.). The only thing required is an IKEA family card which you can get easily. If you're here, definitely check it out! :) (I'm sure that they will have other promotions like this in the future and if they will, I will inform you all in time!)

Thank you for asking this question! :) First of all I would say that Budapest is not more dangerous than any other European capitals, so in general you should not be worried.(Hungary is in the 10 safest countries in Europe - according to the Global Peace Index.) And because there are so many foreigners in Budapest, the people get really used to them. Of course there are areas that feel less safe, but in the last decades the situation got way better thanks to some urban rehabilitation program. There are still streets for e.g. in the VIII. districts that are less safe, but the main areas are totally fine and safe even at night. A good example is the Corvin Quartier (behind the Corvin Mall), because today it's so modern and pretty, but it was a complete disaster and dangerous place like 15 years ago. Hős utca (Hős street) was also one street that is considered even today as a dangerous place, but as far as I know this situation has also been resolved. The public camera system is very well established in the city (and it's constantly being expanded) which always helps to feel more safe. If you would like to avoid feeling unsafe, walk on street that have good lights, find some people that you can walk with. I never had a dangerous or unsafe experience and I really hope that I could calm you down. If you have more questions, please, ask them, I'm happy to help and now I also consider to make a video about this topic. :) Stay safe! :)

@@petrasperspective Thank you so much for the detailed information. I think I can go with peace of mind. Please continue to make great videos. It will be very helpful to me as a foreigner living in Budapest. Thank you again ! :)

I'm glad I could help! :) If you need information about something about Budapest / living in Hungary, I will be happy to help. You can always find me here and I also added my contacts in my bio. I hope that you will enjoy your stay here. :)

Thank you so much! :) They are second hand which is always a plus!

Thank you so much for your comment, I really appreciate it! :) I'm glad that you like my content, I really try my best to show you around these places, and I try to find a balance between being entertaining in my own style, but also sharing some general information that can be helpful for you.

@@petrasperspective you're Welcome. God Bless You 🙏

Yes, it's really true. You have to be kind and patient with yourself and when your body and mind tells you to slow down: listen to it. That's the most imprtant thing you can do to yourself. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the video, I really appreciate it! :)

Thank you so much for this kind comment and also, I'm glad you enjoyed my video! :) You are absolutely right, there's no real rush in life, everyone's path is different, so we should not feel the pressure just because we see that someone achieved something sooner / did better than us. We also develop and change every day and we should really focus on these, so at the end we can appreciate more ourselves and our efforts of trying.

That's really good to hear! :) Enjoy your stay here in Hungary!

Thank you for the question! Unfortunately that is really hard to tell, since it really depends on your lifestyle, where would you live, are you living alone or not etc., but I would say that yes, it is possible to live in Budapest from that amount of money, if you live a moderately frugal lifestyle. The prices of the flats can range from 500 (one-room flat) to 970 USD, so if you find a flat for a lower price, your pension should be more than enough. I hope this answer helped you a little.

Hi and welcome to my channel! :) It's nice to see that you are interested in working in Hungary. The biggest Hungarian job search website is profession.hu. It has an English version profession.hu/en, so it's easier to search, but most of the job offers are going to be still in Hungarian.. and for Hungarians. Linkedin has tons of options if you search for "English" jobs in "Budapest". I just checked it, the search returned more than 6.000 job opportunities. You can also join to different Facebook groups with the same search terms "jobs in Budapest" (or Hungary, of course). They are also pretty popular. With these you should definitely find soemthing that suits you. I wish you the best of luck and I hope that you will come to Hungary soon! :)

Thank you so much

It really is! We loved being there! ♡

Hi! Good to hear that you will study here! :) Well, your grocery costs really depend on what kind of food you would cook, because some of the "more special" ingredients can be expensive. I included some basic products in the video. Fruits and vegetables are not that cheap in Hungary (or at least for us, Hungarians), but I collected some examples (average prices): - tomato: 1370 HUF / kg (3,5 EUR) - cucumber: 1110 HUF / kg (2,8 EUR) - potato: 420 HUF / kg (1 EUR) - apple: 540 HUF / kg (1,4 EUR) - lemon: 940 HUF / kg (2,4 EUR) Budapest has a lot of markets, so I would recommend you to go to one and get your vegetables, fruits, even meats, but note that most of the elderly sellers don't really speak English. Here's a website, where you can see some of the prices in English: www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Budapest I can't really say anything about private student dorms, I have no experience with them, but I can say, that ELTE has a lot of dorms, since it's the biggest university in Hungary, so I don't think you will have trouble with getting a place. I'm sure that you will get a lot of information about the accommodation beforehand at the university, but don't be afraid to ask someone there who knows more about this topic (foreign students representative, ELTE facebook groups etc.)!

Thank you very much! :) I really appreciate your comment, I'm happy that you enjoy my content. :) Have a very nice day!

@@petrasperspective You're welcome. Have a nice day ahead.

Thank you very much! :) Well, it's really hard to say, because it really depends on with what kind of exchange program you participate in (if you do, but I assume), because these programs pay most of the time enough to live comfortably here (at least they pay for the accomodation). Dorms have also very different prices, it can be anything from 30.000 forints to 80.000 HUF / month. (77 to 200 EUR.) If you would like to save money I really recommend you to apply for a dorm place. They also organize a lot of programs for students which I think is really nice. (At least it's my experience.) :) All in all I think that if we don't count in the "housing" prices which can vary a lot, 60.000 to 100.000 HUF for a student should be okay in Budapest. (60.000 HUF if you don't go out that often and you don't participate in costly programmes.)

Thank you so much! I'm still just figuring out, trying to find what I like, so your comment reassure me that I do something good. :) So I'm really thankful! Hope that you're doing well! :)

That's quite true. She's amazing yet very unique. God Bless Her. Amen.

IBS located in the 3rd district, a bit further from the city center, but I wouldn't say that the transport is bad. The suburban railway line H5 passes nearby, the closest station is Aquincum which brings you to the "more central area" in the Buda side within 12-15 minutes, so it's pretty good. :) Also recommended to use the bus 34 or 106 from the station called Záhony utca (Záhony street) that brings you to the Göncz Árpád városközpont (Árpád Göncz City Center) from where you can use the metro line M3. That metro line goes directly to the city center within 10-12 minutes. Everything you need for planning your routes in Budapest you can find here: futar.bkk.hu/ and you can change language in the right top corner (if you use a laptop, like I do right now). :) And also you can download the app: BudapestGO which is the official trip planner and you can also buy your tickets / passes with it online. (Also supports English.) I hope this helped, if you have any other questions, just let me know! :)

Welcome here! :) It's my pleasure, I'm glad you appreciated my video! :)

Hi! I'm glad that you found it useful! :) About the districts you mentioned: The V. district is the second most expensive district, since it's the one where the Parliament, the Basilica, the Váci Street (also known as: "fashion street"), the Liberty and the Deák Square etc. is located. You should consider this, before you choose a flat for yourself. The XIII., the IX., the VII. are way better if we talk about the prices and they are still pretty close to the center, but the VIII. is also a great option, since most of the part of this district was renovated in the last 10-15 years (and it's still happening). Of course you can still find good opportunities in every district (with a bit of luck), so if you really prefer one district, go for it. :) The main site to search for a flat is: ingatlan.com (I checked it out, you can search there in English, you have to change language at the bottom of the main page), but there's also a lot of facebook groups (even in English) you can choose from. You have to also know that 99% of the time you have to pay a 2-month deposit what you get back when you move out. The monthly expenses really depend on your lifestyle (and how much you earn), but I made some calculation and I would say that an average monthly spending would be around 260.000 - 320.000 HUF (670 to 820 EUR) with all the things you listed above (I added the electricity, water etc. bills and I only calculated with a one-room flat - a 2-room flat price would start at around 250.000 HUF = 640 EUR). (Please note that it's really just my calculation with a moderately strict spending mentality.) :D It's getting a bit long, so if you have any other question or if you need any help later on, you can write an email to me and I will gladly help (email is in my bio). :) I hope you will like Budapest, it's truly an amazing city. :) Good luck!

Haha, yes! You can also hear this word in Hungary, but nowadays only older people say that when they talk about their grandfathers. :D Personally, I never use this word. I checked out and one possible explanation for the name is that it originates from Saint Stephen who called his foster priest "tata" and that person was the founder of the monastery in Tata. So who knows? :D We have some language similarities then. :)

I'm so glad that you found my video useful, of course there's a lot of other things that could have been mentioned in this video, but I'm so happy that you still got some information out of it. :) Budapest has tons of options if you want to eat out, but you should know that in 2024 Hungary leads the list in Europe in terms of the fastest rising prices for pizza and gyros. (Fun fact, haha.) :D Yes, living in the outlying districts are so much calmer and greener, it makes it even more worth it! :) I could never live in the center with all those noises (especially in the summer, when everyone is out there partying). :D Grocery shopping is a though topic. I also feel bad whenever I decide to buy something "fancier", then I check the price and suddenly... I don't want to buy it anymore. I hope that it will change for the better in the future. I can imagine the prices during the Grand Prix, good luck on that! But all in all, I hope that you will have a great time here in Budapest and in Hungary! :)

First of all, thank you for sharing your story! It's great to hear that you got over your fear and you kept going. It takes a lot of strength and bravery, so you should be really proud of yourself, because it's not easy at all! I really do believe that failures are there to make us better and make us even stronger. If we don't see it that way, then we won't get out of this destructive spiral. We are not perfect, nobody is. We fail, but we also learn and at the end and we do amazing things. And yes, taking your time is very important. Doing things with frustration is going to cause even more failures. I wish you all the best, believe in yourself and everything will be okay. :)

First of all: Welcome and thank you for sharing your story and point of view with me / with us! :) I can totally understand your struggles, every type of work has some benefits and disadvantages. It was really interesting to read why each of them can be bad, because I totally related to them! Right now I have 2 home offices a week, but here, in Hungary the other options, like open office, are not a very common practices, so having 2 days as home office is probably the best I can ever have. :D I can totally agree with you that being home every day can make you more anti-social, spending a few days a month with collagues really much needed and could be helpful as well. :) I also have one work-friend who is 25 years older than me, still we understand each other so much that it makes the work hours go by faster. So yeah, a good work-friend can save your days. :D Morning routine and all in all daily routines are essential. In my latest video I was talking about this exact same thing how important this whole thing to me is and how it helps to start the day with a clearer mind. Lighting a candle sounds so relaxing to me! :) And yes, your last bit is also really important, if not the most important... we should not let ourselves be too negative, because that will cause a negative spiral and everything will be harder and harder (mentally and physically). It's so great to see that you are also working on these things, it's not easy at all, but it's so worth it. :) Have a very nice day! :)

That's exactly what I was thingking, as well! I stopped at every little detailed piece and I was amazed like a child. Such a nice thing to have moments like this, even though we are adults. :)

Okay, thanks for your response! :) And also, I'm glad that you liked it!

Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm glad that you liked them! :)

Thank you so much for this kind blessing! I wish you the same thing, Happy Chinese New Year! ❤️

Thank you for this amazing comment! 🥰 Saying no to things is definitely one of the hardest things, I had to practice it a lot as well (and I still have to), but it's so rewarding to put yourself first and do what you really feel like doing. 😌 Keep doing this great practice that you mentioned! ☺️

Yes, like every country, Hungary has it's own beauty as well. ☺️ I'm happy that you liked it! Can't wait to explore and show you more!

Sorry, but this video has nothing to do with any of these aspects. I honestly don't see why it would be bad to visit Esztergom with children, but I accept this part of the comment, maybe you know more about it from experience. As for the second part I would be happy if next time you would avoid any comment with political undertone, because it just creates a negative and misunderstood atmosphere that I would like to avoid on this channel. Thank you very much for your cooperation!

I wish you the best for your graduation! 🎓 Such an exciting period, good luck! I hope you will have fun on your journeys! ☺️ Let me know later on how they are going (or at the end of the year).

@@petrasperspective Thank you for saying that! Sure~It's my pleasure to report.

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I'm so happy that you are here! 🥰

I'm good, I would like to figure out everything on my own, but thank you. :)

I wish you a happy new year, too! 🎆🎉✨️

Thank you so much! Happy new year for you, too! 🎆🎉

I'm really sorry that you rarely experience snow, but I'm really happy that with this little video I could help to bring this winter-feeling closer to you. :) Happy holidays!

Thank you so much for the support and for this kind comment! It means so much to me to know that you like my videos! ☺️

Thank you so much for this kind comment! 🥰 I really appreciate it! ☺️ I hope you will like my content later on as well! 🌼

Thank you so much and I am really glad you liked it! :)

Thank you so much, and during the winter I will definitely do some more! :)

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I am more than happy that you enjoyed my video and you find some comfort in it! ☺️ I wish you good luck for the next month, I'm sure that everything will be okay! ☺️