Money by antistar
The currency of Hungary is the Forint. As a rough guide, there are 250 Forints to the Euro, 200 Forints to the US Dollar, and 400 Forints to the pound.Hungary is a relatively cheap place to visit, except for hotels in Budapest which are about the same as the average across the Euro zone. Food and transport is particularly cheap, with a main dish at a reasonable restaurant generally costing less than 5 euros.
The low prices of everything means that big notes can be difficult to dispose of, and the ATMs, which are all over the city, tend to give out the biggest notes possible. I had real problems getting anyone to accept the 10000 Forint note, worth about 40 euros, and I couldn't even spend a 5000 Forint note (about 20 euros) in a place as big and international as Burger King, so good luck spending the bigger notes in the small family run restaurants.