Budapest vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$2682
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	79
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	1.69M	568K

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4312th and 1272nd ($1377 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 636th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Surrey

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	Budapest	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741