Budapest vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$750
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1876
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.52M

The cost of living in Budapest is 33% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5047th ($1469 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.7 months in Kobe. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 680th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kobe

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Budapest Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$12285

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071