Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.1 times more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Canada instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 68.1% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Hungary
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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