In Austria, Mercedes V. Nemes has a golden life compared to Hungarian postpeople. She currently lives in Tyrol and has no plans to return home. She shared on TikTok how much a postperson earns in Austria today.
The net basic salary of a Hungarian woman working as a postperson in Austria is EUR 1300, according to an article of Pénzcentrum. That is a bit more than HUF 500.000. The young woman, who currently lives in Tyrol and serves two and a half villages, spoke in a TikTok video about how much she earns.
Compared to wages in Austria, EUR 1,300 may not seem like much, rtl.hu writes. However, Hungarian postal workers earn much less, while Hungarian prices are not much lower than those in the neighbour country.
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In addition, the Austrian Post Office (Österreichische Post) gives a food bonus on top of the EUR 1,300 basic salary, a bonus for every item delivered, a reward point system for various products such as clothing, plus overtime pay and a bonus for working on public holidays. In Austria, workers are also entitled to 13th and 14th month’s pay, adds Pénzcentrum.
In Austria, EUR 1300 is one of the lower salaries, with the average salary in the neighbouring country being about double that. However, in Hungary, HUF 500,000 counts as a great salary, well above the average.
“Hungarian prices are not much lower than those in [Austria].” I stopped reading right there. This can only have been said by someone who’s never been to Austria and/or Hungary.
Food (market) prices a certainly lower in Austria. Rents in Tyrol are probably a lot lower than Budapest. Two of the biggest budget items.