Budapest vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$750	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$2900
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	549K

The cost of living in Budapest is 13% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4163rd and 3269th ($1469 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 680th and 332nd 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	$12.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$7052

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934