Budapest vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$553	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$2512
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	1.69M	750K

The cost of living in Budapest is 38% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4777th and 2455th ($1109 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 Winnipeg. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 618th and 258th 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	$9.45	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$11629

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699