Budapest vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$589
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2645
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
80
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.54M

The cost of living in Budapest is 0.2% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4637th ($1185 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 551st and 452nd 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
$10.4
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$13952

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102