Budapest vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$553	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4777th and 2225th ($1109 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 618th and 51st 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	$9.45	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692