Budapest vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$589
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2257
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.99M

The cost of living in Budapest is 19% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4643rd and 3883rd ($1185 vs $1457) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 551st and 1287th 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
$10.4
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$7012

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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 Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527