Vasarely was born in Pécs and grew up in Pöstyén (now Piešťany, Slovakia) and Budapest, where, in 1925, he took up medical studies at Eötvös Loránd University.
Vasarely naceu en Pécs e creceu en Pöstyén (actualmente Piešťany, Eslovaquia) e Budapest, onde comezou estudos de medicina en 1925 na Universidade Eötvös Loránd.