Budapest vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4699
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1364
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2194
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$2803
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	569K

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1463rd ($1185 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.3 months in Hamilton. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 551st and 241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hamilton

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	Budapest	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$22053

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865