Budapest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$589
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
80
45
🏙️ Population
1.69M
846K

The cost of living in Budapest is 168% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8885th ($1185 vs $443) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 551st and 6524th 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
$10.4
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.63
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$4063

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330