Budapest vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$553	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	1.69M	549K

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4777th and 2883rd ($1109 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th 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 Quebec City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 618th and 310th 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	$9.45	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732