Budapest vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$707
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$181
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
82
58
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Budapest is 70% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4312th and 6622nd ($1377 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Nairobi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 636th and 6071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Nairobi

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Budapest Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$8707

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820