Budapest vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$810
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$228
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
81
59
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Budapest is 96% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 3675th and 6736th ($1580 vs $807) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 646th and 6034th 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
$13.9
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$10471

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795