Budapest vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	50
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.02M

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1290th ($1185 vs $2236) 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 551st and 167th 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	$10.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884