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Expensive dental treatment? Have it done in Hungary for half the price!
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Dental care is quite expensive, regardless of the country in which you would like to get it done. Still, there is good news: It is significantly cheaper in Hungary!
We have many reasons as to why you should visit Hungary. Beautiful landscape, delicious foods, tasty wines, over a 1000-year-long history. These are just some of those things that draw your attention when choosing a destination. The list could go on.
The best reasons for visiting Hungary
It is a well-known fact that Hungary is relatively cheaper than most of the European Union’s countries. When we state this, we think about the costs of living, buying groceries, renting an apartment, leisure activities. On very few occasions we tend to think about health care or dental care. Depending on the country, the latter is usually not included in the general health care system, which of course, will make it rather pricy. Even though in Hungary dental care is indeed included in the universal health care system, we find more and more private clinics popping up all over the country. For an average Hungarian living on the average Hungarian salary, a private dentist causes a headache. But if you are a foreigner living and working abroad, it is more than probable that even the most expensive dental procedure will cost you less than what it would in your country.
Average Hungarian salary at EUR 833?
Telegraph journalist Anthony McGowen wrote about his own experience. According to him, he is more of a mouth person rather than an eyes person. He is very conscious about the health and the state of his teeth, with which he has not been satisfied for a long time. So he decided to do something about it and saw his dentist. It turned out that if he wanted to fix everything that bothered him and went for the safest and surest method, he would have paid close to £7000 (over €8000). He took a deep breath and decided to do it. Then he heard that the implant surgeon used by his dentist came from Hungary. It got him thinking and googling. He very soon found out that
in Hungary, the whole procedure would cost him half of what he had been told in London.
He booked an appointment with a Hungarian clinic that has an outpost in London. After taking an x-ray, it turned out that the whole dental work would cost him a little over £3000. Half of what he had been previously told at the English clinic.
The example mentioned in the article is pretty specific. Overall prices in Hungary are a little bit lower than, for instance, in Austria. If we talk about restaurants, groceries, household stuff, gas, utilities and so forth, the cost of living in Hungary is not more than 15-20% less. Certainly we should compare “apples to apples”, i.e. the same quality of goods and services (sometimes it is simply impossible to find the same quality of services in Hungary even despite the price).