Budapest vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$589	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$2544
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	39
😀 Quality of life	80	86
🏙️ Population	1.69M	549K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4643rd and 2544th ($1185 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 Quebec City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 551st and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Quebec City

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	Budapest	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751