Budapest vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$750
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$2014
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
594K

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5298th ($1469 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 680th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kawaguchi

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Budapest Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115