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Budapest vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 25.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Budapest
Groceries: pay 24.9% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Budapest
Housing: pay 46.1% less in Budapest
Childcare: pay 39.3% less in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% less in Budapest
Clothing: pay 2.0% more in Budapest

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Budapest.

Budapest vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$25.00	$11.93 HUF3,923.95	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.00	$8.94 HUF2,942.96	-8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.96	$1.83 HUF603.19	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.42	$1.36 HUF445.97	-39.4%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 24.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.14	$1.83 HUF601.08	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.63	$5.49 HUF1,805.96	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.41	$4.73 HUF1,557.60	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.60	$3.28 HUF1,078.68	-24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.38	$3.05 HUF1,004.88	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.26	$0.95 HUF311.32	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.06	$0.94 HUF308.66	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.04	$1.01 HUF332.20	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.84	$1.68 HUF554.07	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.55	$0.56 HUF184.10	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.59	$0.60 HUF197.30	-42.4%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Canberra	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.75	$7.01 HUF2,306.37	+58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$188.01	$26.83 HUF8,828.89	-78.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$44,425.70	$26,801.65 HUF8,819,082.72	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.95	$13.77 HUF4,532.16	-27.2%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 46.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$79.50	$22.10 HUF7,270.55	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,377.92	$762.27 HUF250,825.02	-51.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,775.11	$595.85 HUF196,065.05	-48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$243.28	$115.90 HUF38,136.53	-27.1%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 39.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,683.50	$464.58 HUF152,870.64	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,381.24	$12,648.55 HUF4,162,005.04	-5.1%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.00	$2.98 HUF980.99	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.21	$2.96 HUF973.10	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$47.50	$7.16 HUF2,354.37	-77.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$89.79	$66.02 HUF21,724.32	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$20.00	$9.24 HUF3,041.06	-29.3%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 2.0% more for clothing

	Canberra	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$106.16	$95.35 HUF31,375.00	+37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$88.34	$41.51 HUF13,657.55	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$143.88	$100.47 HUF33,059.05	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$181.12	$108.87 HUF35,822.98	-8.1%
Average			+2.0%

Canberra vs. Budapest - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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