Budapest vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$3115
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	50
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.02M

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4777th and 1701st ($1109 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 Ottawa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 618th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Ottawa

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	Budapest	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800