Budapest vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$553	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$399
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	79	59
🏙️ Population	1.69M	5.55M

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4777th and 6622nd ($1109 vs $760) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 618th and 5369th 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	$9.45	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$7984

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785