Budapest vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$2679
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	569K

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4312th and 1725th ($1377 vs $2103) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 636th and 176th 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	$10.6	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$19470

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659