Budapest vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$589
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
80
25
🏙️ Population
1.69M
42.7K

The cost of living in Budapest is 122% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8393rd ($1185 vs $535) 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 551st and 8584th 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
$10.4
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$8360

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545