Budapest vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$553
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$238
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
1.69M
846K

The cost of living in Budapest is 165% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4777th and 8918th ($1109 vs $419) 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 618th and 6495th 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
$9.45
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$3409

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361