Budapest vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$2529
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	750K

The cost of living in Budapest is 20% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4163rd and 2723rd ($1469 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 Winnipeg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 680th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Winnipeg

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	Budapest	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429