Budapest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$540
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$236
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
1.71M
846K

The cost of living in Budapest is 147% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4647th and 8752nd ($1124 vs $455) 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 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 485th and 6452nd 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
$9.31
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$3189

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328