Canada vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

Canada Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1826
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4195
$2128
🏠 One person rent
$1071
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1808
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$511
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$69.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3120
$898
💸 GDP per capita
$51988
$18728
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
7.21
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
42
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
57%
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
37M
9.77M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1826) is 112% more expensive than in Hungary ($860). Canada ranked 15th vs 96th for Hungary in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Canada compared to 1 months in Hungary. Ranked 16th and 47th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Canada and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.04
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.01
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$527
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$85.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.3
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.62%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5858
$2708
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4360
$1878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$8.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$7.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$833
$283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13226
$6933

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2348
2.73M
Montreal
$1688
1.76M
Calgary
$1928
1.31M
Edmonton
$1660
1.01M
Ottawa
$1872
934K
Mississauga
$2167
722K
Vancouver
$2344
631K
Brampton
$2030
594K
Surrey
$1905
518K
Winnipeg
$1546
705K
Quebec City
$1330
549K
Hamilton
$1925
537K
London
$1715
384K
Halifax
$1877
440K
Laval
$1417
438K
Markham
$2191
329K
Vaughan
$2301
306K
Longueuil
$1371
254K
Kitchener
$1649
233K
Burlington
$2090
183K
Regina
$1466
215K
Burnaby
$2147
233K
Saskatoon
$1577
246K
Richmond Hill
$2078
195K
Richmond
$2212
198K
Gatineau
$1527
291K
Oakville
$2167
194K
Windsor
$1750
217K
Oshawa
$1588
159K
Barrie
$1418
197K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1070
1.71M
Debrecen
$751
201K
Szeged
$761
159K
Gyor
$729
133K
Miskolc
$673
151K
Pecs
$658
140K
Kecskemet
$644
110K
Szekesfehervar
$820
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$629
117K
Szombathely
$748
78.3K
Tatabanya
$701
65.1K
Erd
$737
70.1K
Sopron
$713
62.9K
Veszprem
$726
58.2K
Szolnok
$603
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$807
44K
Budafok-Teteny
$702
55.1K
Zalaegerszeg
$716
55.5K
Bekescsaba
$655
58K
Kaposvar
$634
59.8K
Eger
$697
51.2K
Hodmezovasarhely
$696
43.3K
Dunaujvaros
$666
44.2K
Szigetszentmiklos
$703
40.5K
Nagykanizsa
$667
46.9K
Godollo
$664
31.8K
Cegled
$724
35.1K
Vac
$753
32.9K
Mosonmagyarovar
$703
34.4K
Baja
$650
34.8K