Budapest vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3362
🏠 One person rent
$810
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1140
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$2498
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
81
94
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.54M

The cost of living in Budapest is 16% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 3675th and 4406th ($1580 vs $1358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.8 months in Kawasaki. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 646th and 35th 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
$13.9
$7.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$4657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$55.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$14111

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1326
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1133
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1128
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1070
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1074
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1094
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1131
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1118
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$922
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1105
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$967
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1087
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$859
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1085
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1120
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1073
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$978
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1086
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1005
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1101
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$951
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102