Budapest vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$540
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
79
29
🏙️ Population
1.71M
42.7K

The cost of living in Budapest is 131% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4647th and 8601st ($1124 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Kenya, respectively. Check Hungary vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 485th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Meru

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Budapest Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539