Budapest vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$553
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$433
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
79
27
🏙️ Population
1.69M
42.7K

The cost of living in Budapest is 105% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4777th and 8317th ($1109 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Kenya, respectively. Check Hungary vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 618th and 8421st 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
$9.45
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$8023

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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$589
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$760
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$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518