Budapest vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$750	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$3005
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	81	96
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4163rd and 2284th ($1469 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Hungary and Canada, respectively. Check Hungary vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 680th and 11th 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	$12.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$5550

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805