Budapest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$750
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$214
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
81
51
🏙️ Population
1.69M
846K

The cost of living in Budapest is 257% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8958th ($1469 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 680th and 6657th 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
$12.2
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$3536

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360