Canada vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1277
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3122
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$1528
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$23292
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
7.37
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
76.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
40
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
25.3%
🎓 Higher education
99
82
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
41.3M
9.56M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 57% more expensive than in Hungary ($1277). Canada ranked 21st vs 57th 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 1.2 months in Hungary. Ranked 17th and 51st 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
$16.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$953
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
7.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$4271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$61.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$12464

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1580
1.69M
Debrecen
$1194
202K
Szeged
$1076
157K
Gyor
$974
129K
Nyiregyhaza
$851
115K
Miskolc
$1034
141K
Pecs
$1189
139K
Szekesfehervar
$981
95.2K
Kecskemet
$1019
109K
Szombathely
$917
76.9K
Sopron
$1172
60.8K
Budafok-Teteny
$1228
56.8K
Erd
$973
71.5K
Bekescsaba
$957
53.9K
Szolnok
$941
65.6K
Eger
$1028
48.7K
Veszprem
$1124
55.1K
Kaposvar
$893
58.5K
Tatabanya
$1063
64.8K
Dunaujvaros
$914
41.2K
Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
40.1K
Vac
$1195
33.9K
Dunakeszi
$1226
42.6K
Nagykanizsa
$911
42K
Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
33.7K
Cegled
$1139
36.1K
Zalaegerszeg
$953
54K
Godollo
$1203
32.4K
Hodmezovasarhely
$915
41.7K
Salgotarjan
$1117
30.4K