Main Differences:
Buddhism's origin is Nepal, India and Christianity's origin is Judea.
Buddhists worship in monasteries, temples, nunneries and pagodas, Christians worship in church, chapel, and cathedral, home.
Buddhists follow the teachings of Buddha, Christians recite follow the story of Jesus Christ, told by the bible and gospels, they try to respect the values Jesus stood for, and they believe that he once walked the earth in the flesh.
The goal of Buddhism is to attain enlightenment and be released from the cycle of reincarnation, thus attaining Nirvana (or eternal bliss). Christian's goals of life are to love God and obey his commands while maintain a relationship with Jesus, whilst also spreading the gospel to others so that they too can be saved (preaching the gospels).
Jesus is irrelevant to Buddhists, but it is vital to CHRISTians, origin of the name of Christianity is based upon Christ’s name, and the religion is based upon his way of life, values, closeness with God and his teachings.
Buddhists don’t worship saints; they only have upright or mentioned people, Arhats or those who live exactly to Buddha’s teachings. Catholic and Orthodox Christians recognise very holy people as saints, most Protestants to not recognise saints.
Very few similarities:
Divine abilities: Some Buddhists and Christians agree on deity, but deity, transcendence and immanence were not originally taught, but Buddhists mainly in Japan (where Buddhism is merged with the Shinto religion), believe in a pantheon of supernatural beings.
Prayer: Christians mainly agree on prayer to God and Jesus being a core part of the religion, but some Buddhists also believe in the power of prayer, but some do not.
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