Hungary is a nation that has only recently been allowed to rebuild after the ravages of WWII and the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. The government is expending vast sums of money to develop infrastructure. With an agrarian based economy Hungary is not a wealthy country and its financial resources are limited. I was surprised to observe that most people own cellular phones, not because they are wealthy, but because there are few telephone lines in many areas of Hungary. I even saw farmers in horse-drawn wagons talking on their cell phones.
Average income is very low.
Everything made in Hungary is very inexpensive for a visitor, but expensive for the locals. Austrians regularly travel to Hungary to make purchases, and many even own land in Hungary. The people are very friendly but travel can be difficult in the countryside since few of them speak English outside of the cities. Citizens were expected to learn Russian as a second language. Now that the Russians have left, the young people are learning English as their second language.