Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 31.8% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
|
Ottawa
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.58
|
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.35
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$3.09
|
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.18
|
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Ottawa
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.77
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.94
|
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
CA$14.13
|
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.72
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.38
|
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.75
|
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$2.05
|
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.40
|
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.71
|
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.86
|
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Ottawa
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
CA$5.91
|
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.50
CA$131.71
|
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,759.94
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$26.76
|
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
|
Ottawa
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.21
CA$71.50
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,425.51
CA$2,029.72
|
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,269.57
CA$1,807.67
|
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$187.00
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
|
Ottawa
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$999.72
CA$1,423.45
|
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,936.07
CA$28,385.98
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ottawa
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$8.18
|
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
CA$5.28
|
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
CA$18.41
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$65.88
|
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.35
|
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Ottawa
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.20
CA$81.44
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.39
CA$63.20
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.78
CA$139.22
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$157.84
|
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
|
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