Hungarian counties PPP/GDP map

[Jana]

How is Budapest that rich? Considering Hungary's GDP per capita is still lower than Greece's in nominal terms, and only slightly higher in PPP terms.

Athens in comparison has approximately 50.000€ GDP per capita (by approximations, no statistics have been issued since 2018)

It's a huge city in geographical centre of Europe with huge foreign investment + Hungary is very centralized.

[Zeno]

It's a huge city in geographical centre of Europe with huge foreign investment + Hungary is very centralized.

Well, Athens is too as well, especially with the port of Piraeus which is one of the biggest in the world for both passenger and cargo traffic. Plus that investments have picked up again.

But it's positively surprising that it's that well perked up. It's a very beautiful city as well. I desperately want to go there either as my first or second trip abroad.

[Blondie]

How is Budapest that rich? Considering Hungary's GDP per capita is still lower than Greece's in nominal terms, and only slightly higher in PPP terms.

Athens in comparison has approximately 50.000€ GDP per capita (by approximations, no statistics have been issued since 2018)

Because Hungary is not a country, but a city-state. There is nothing outside of Budapest, 1/3 of population live in Budapest and Pest country.
Budapest is rich because it was not a simple capital, but eastern capital of the big Habsburg Empire, as Feiichy said the city has huge foreign investment and attracts not just hungarians but foreigners too from abroad. Also the hungarian government spends tons of money and national GPD to develop the city.

[Zeno]

Because Hungary is not a country, but a city-state. There is nothing outside of Budapest, 1/3 of population live in Budapest and Pest country.
Budapest is rich because it was not a simple capital, but eastern capital of the big Habsburg Empire, as Feiichy said the city has huge foreign investment and attracts not just hungarians but foreigners too from abroad. Also the hungarian government spends tons of money and national GPD to develop the city.

Yeah same as in Greece.