Budapest vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$750
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$415
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
27
😀 Quality of life
81
32
🏙️ Population
1.69M
42.7K

The cost of living in Budapest is 171% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8447th ($1469 vs $542) 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 1.2 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 680th and 8725th 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
$12.2
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$9031

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544