Canada vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$447
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$1065
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$22142
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
7.44
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
41
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
87
67
🏙️ Population
37M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 114% more expensive than in Hungary ($923). Canada ranked 15th vs 95th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 17th and 49th 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
$15.9
$8.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$2135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$8.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$9403

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1109
1.69M
Debrecen
$897
202K
Szeged
$766
158K
Gyor
$784
130K
Nyiregyhaza
$640
115K
Miskolc
$676
144K
Szekesfehervar
$762
96K
Kecskemet
$781
109K
Pecs
$848
140K
Erd
$790
71.3K
Szombathely
$701
77.8K
Sopron
$919
61.6K
Budafok-Teteny
$901
56.5K
Eger
$784
49.5K
Szolnok
$666
66.4K
Tatabanya
$794
65.9K
Veszprem
$786
56K
Dunakeszi
$939
42.7K
Szigetszentmiklos
$843
40.1K
Bekescsaba
$804
54.5K
Vac
$827
34K
Zalaegerszeg
$750
55.2K
Mosonmagyarovar
$794
34.2K
Godollo
$924
32.5K
Cegled
$855
36.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$681
41.8K
Kaposvar
$750
58.8K
Salgotarjan
$823
30.9K
Ozd
$802
30.6K
Baja
$692
32.8K