Budapest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$810
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$148
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
81
47
🏙️ Population
1.69M
846K

The cost of living in Budapest is 273% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 3675th and 8916th ($1580 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Nepal, respectively. Check Hungary vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 646th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kathmandu

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Budapest Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$4078

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339