Budapest vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$1878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$4262
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1038
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1712
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$3113
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	92	64
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 22% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 4163rd and 2524th ($1469 vs $1878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Edmonton ranked 19th in Canada, while ranked 680th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Edmonton

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	Budapest	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$2368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$48.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$10028

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009