Expats in Budapest

Being an Expat in Hungary definitely has downsides and upsides too.

It really depends on you how you evaluate the pros and cons, but honestly speaking we do believe that Budapest is a good place to live: good location, safe and culturally very colorful. Since Budapest is a popular destination of expats for many years, you as a new comer have several possibilities obtaining information about the city, its everyday life, activities and facilities.

The sites below give different useful information and help about discovering your new home: Hungary.

Community of Expats in Hungary
Expat Exchange - Moving to Hungary
Budapest Expat Community

There are plenty of local specialties that you can enjoy:

• We have plenty of ruin pubs in Budapest: they are easy to recognize as they are located in very old, ruined buildings that need to be fully renovated. Their interior design is also very simple, low budget, mainly using basic wooden items. All these attributes might suggest that they are ugly places, but after entering once a ruin pub you will definitely change your mind: in spite of simple furniture they look really fantastic and unique, offering a special atmosphere, not to mention the coldest beer for lowest price!
• There are some really high quality cooking schools where you can master the basics of Hungarian and international cuisine in a funny and friendly atmosphere. These schools also offer master courses for advanced students. During hands-on courses you have the opportunity to cook and ask questions side-by-side with Chefs. You will get to known with paprika, gulyás, rétes and some other typical Hungarian meals.

• It’s really worth to visit some beautiful places at the countryside as they are only within few hours driving distance from Budapest. You must see Esztergom, Visegrád, Szentendre, Lake Balaton, etc. We have many museums, castles, restaurants at the countryside as well.
• Hungary is famous of its delicious wines. There are many vineyards all around Hungary offering red, white and rose wines both in dry and sweet taste.

Tokaj is the home of sweet white wine. Tokaj wine region, officially called Tokaj-Hegyalja, was declared a world heritage site in 2002 and produces the world’s oldest botrytized wines.

Visiting Villány or Eger you can try the best dry red wines and Lake Balaton area (especially Badacsony) is famous of its white wines.

Are you moving to Hungary and you would like to find out more about Budapest and the country?

• Property Rental Budapest
• Relocation to Budapest
• Visa and Residence Permit in Hungary
• Life in Budapest
• Cost of Living in Budapest

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