Budapest vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$707
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1672
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.52M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4312th and 4945th ($1377 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 636th and 708th 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
$10.6
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$10723

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079