Budapest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$707
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$253
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
82
51
🏙️ Population
1.69M
846K

The cost of living in Budapest is 222% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4312th and 8921st ($1377 vs $427) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 636th and 6559th 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
$10.6
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$3066

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348