Budapest vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2780
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	569K

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4777th and 1784th ($1109 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.4 months in Hamilton. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 618th and 239th 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	$9.45	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$21263

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799