Budapest vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$810	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$2878
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	81	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	574K

The cost of living in Budapest is 4% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3675th and 3402nd ($1580 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 646th and 327th 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	$13.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$8149

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913