Budapest vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$810
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1874
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.46M

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 3675th and 5014th ($1580 vs $1100) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 646th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kyoto

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Budapest Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$6117

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010