Budapest vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3831
🏠 One person rent
$540
$950
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1492
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$3155
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
1.71M
1.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 4647th and 2554th ($1124 vs $1732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 96th 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 1.8 months in Edmonton. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Edmonton ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 485th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$718
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1166
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$59.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$3053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$7157

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908