Budapest vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$589
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
80
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Budapest is 59% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6689th ($1185 vs $745) 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 551st and 5632nd 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
$10.4
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.41
🥤 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
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$8325

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Cities near Budapest

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

Cities near Nairobi

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768