Budapest vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$589
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2805
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.76M

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4643rd and 2002nd ($1185 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 Montreal. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 551st and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Montreal

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Budapest Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610