Budapest vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$750
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1981
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.99M

The cost of living in Budapest is 0.5% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4189th ($1469 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Kuwait, respectively. Check Hungary vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 680th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kuwait City

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Budapest Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$8046

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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 Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479