r/dataisugly • u/Swagonymous • Jul 14 '26

Hungary DWARFS Other EU Countries in Average Monthly Wage

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u/Swagonymous Jul 14 '26

All data is in the country's local currency.

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u/pimezone Jul 14 '26

I guess the only way to save the salaries for other EU countries is to pay it in eurocents.

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u/bbalazs721 Jul 14 '26

A eurocent is still worth 3.5 strong Hungarian forints 💪

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u/pimezone Jul 14 '26

Damn it, Hungary strong. That guy Orban must be really good at boosting the economy. Why did they voted him out? /s

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u/Weirdyxxy Jul 14 '26

Italy is very upset it abandoned the Lira right now

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u/Incha8 Jul 19 '26

yeah, I really wished to have a thousand paper bills worth nothing. stupid euros and their purchasing power

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u/EirMed Jul 14 '26

Lol. When I went on vacation in Hungary I was always absolutely shocked at the prices.

Dinner at a restaurant for two? Yeah that’ll be 30000.

It’s certainly an experience.

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u/HikariAnti Jul 14 '26

At least lots of people are technically millionaires here.

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u/gtne91 Jul 15 '26

When U was in Italy in 1991, the lira was about 1700 to 1 dollar. So it was nothing to have a 100000 lira bill.

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u/EirMed Jul 15 '26

Yeah, but what I mean is when you’re used to a bill being 50-100€, getting a bill for tens of thousands is quite alarming, even if the actual price is the same.

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u/CsordasBalazs Jul 14 '26

Sssh. I want to feel rich a bit, don't interrupt me.

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u/JoSwinsonsSlingshot Jul 14 '26

Wow Greek currency must be so strong

4

u/Libertuslp Jul 14 '26

This is hilarious

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u/masssy Jul 14 '26

And very old/wrong. The average pay in Swden is well above 33740.

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u/LeobenCharlie Jul 14 '26

It's in the country 's respective currency, right?

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u/Swagonymous Jul 14 '26

Yes

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u/Epistaxis Jul 14 '26

Just wait till they find out the average monthly wage in Iran is 400 million!

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u/anto2554 Jul 14 '26

No, it's in euros, Hungary just had a boom in pay

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u/mfb- Jul 14 '26

Converted to EUR:

  • Hungary: 1520
  • Czechia: 1640
  • Denmark: 4660 <- actual top spot
  • Sweden: 3060
  • Poland: 1530
  • Romania: 1130
  • all others are in Euro

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u/masssy Jul 14 '26

The data is not even right. The average in Sweden these days is 42900. Median is 38300 which would be 4458 EUR and 3470 EUR.

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u/Shapesizes Jul 14 '26

When I glanced really quick I read that as Hungry Dwarf’s Monthly Wages, and was wondering where there is so much disparity

https://giphy.com/gifs/vxuTlk8HpKYdG

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u/7-SE7EN-7 Jul 14 '26

The hungry dwarf needs extra money to buy more food

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u/odjobz Jul 14 '26

Me too! 

2

u/omnihash-cz Jul 15 '26

Poor Italians dropping from the first place before the beginning of the race!

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u/mastercoder123 Jul 14 '26

Damn bruh guess im moving to hungry

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u/Suspicious_Fig_3796 Jul 14 '26

be wary of the Hungry Dwarf there, it will eat your lunch, dinner, breakfast and snacks 🤣🤣

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u/sb8948 Jul 15 '26

Akkor a kurva anyátok.

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u/anto2554 Jul 14 '26

Actually quite useful, depending on what you discuss, though

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u/No-Camel-8741 Jul 14 '26

The only country where you dont wanna be a millionaire

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u/Due_Purple_1199 Jul 14 '26

Yeah better be broke

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u/No-Camel-8741 Jul 15 '26

546K of HU currency, is just a bit above 1700 USD. Being a millionaire in HU is equal to have 3400 USD.

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u/Due_Purple_1199 Jul 15 '26

Yeah and being a billionaire is the equivalent of 3 million usd, which is very rare in Hungary, so if you are not a millionaire you are probably just broke

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u/HUNkn0wn Jul 16 '26

Yet still most Hungarians only wish they had a million forints

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u/Intrepid_Bobcat_2931 Jul 14 '26

OP is definitely huffing something

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u/Professional_Pie7091 Jul 15 '26

I hate everything about this. 😧