Budapest vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3168
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	53
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.31M

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4777th and 1646th ($1109 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Hungary and Canada, respectively. Check Hungary vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 618th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Calgary

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	Budapest	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$16603

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871