Budapest vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$4591
🏠 One person rent
$502
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$3636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
54
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.31M

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4589th and 1896th ($1070 vs $1928) 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Calgary. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Calgary ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 402nd and 67th 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
$7.95
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$1594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$15623

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$2462
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778