Budapest vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$3333
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
50
😀 Quality of life
82
92
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.02M

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4312th and 1744th ($1377 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 636th and 129th 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
$10.6
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$15527

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822