Budapest vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$3199
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.31M

The cost of living in Budapest is 31% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1716th ($1469 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Hungary and Canada, respectively. Check Hungary vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 680th and 209th 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
$12.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$15430

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934