Budapest vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$750
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$208
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
81
58
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Budapest is 84% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6763rd ($1469 vs $797) 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 680th and 6139th 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
$12.2
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.5
🍾 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
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$9106

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Cities near Budapest

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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810