Budapest vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$3256
🏠 One person rent
$707
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$1064
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$2289
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
82
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.54M

The cost of living in Budapest is 2% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4312th and 4361st ($1377 vs $1354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kawasaki

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Budapest Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$37.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$6324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$5.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$5.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$10654

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085