Budapest vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$3517
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
86
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.79M

The cost of living in Budapest is 35% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3675th and 1059th ($1580 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 646th and 46th 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
$13.9
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$22670

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053