Cost of living comparison
Vancouver is 77.8% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Vancouver instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$18.35
CA$25.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$2.14
CA$2.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$1.94
CA$2.65
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$3.06
CA$4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$6.53
CA$8.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$8.40
CA$11.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$4.14
CA$5.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$7.07
CA$9.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$2.05
CA$2.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.62
CA$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$1.75
CA$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$2.20
CA$3.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$1.49
CA$2.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$1.26
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$5.46
CA$7.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$102.74
CA$140.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,108.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$15.44
CA$21.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$58.02
CA$79.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$2,055.04
CA$2,810.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$1,676.65
CA$2,293.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$82.75
CA$113.19
|
|
pay 98.6% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$1,137.53
CA$1,555.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$14,751.16
CA$20,177.37
|
|
pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$3.96
CA$5.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$14.73
CA$20.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$41.28
CA$56.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$13.21
CA$18.07
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Vancouver
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$61.77
CA$84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$42.57
CA$58.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$99.87
CA$136.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$123.72
CA$169.23
|
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