Budapest vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$3342
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
86
😀 Quality of life
82
99
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.79M

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4312th and 918th ($1377 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 636th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Toronto

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Budapest Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$17676

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043