Budapest vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$3072
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	79
😀 Quality of life	81	94
🏙️ Population	1.69M	568K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1407th ($1469 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.4 months in Surrey. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 680th and 49th 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	$12.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$12497

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798