Budapest vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2441
🏠 One person rent
$589
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$781
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
80
50
🏙️ Population
1.69M
431K

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6296th ($1185 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Namibia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 551st and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$7.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$5452

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$779
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$833
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$818
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$832
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$807
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$790
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$766
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$761
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$741
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$654
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$690
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$692
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$718
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$809
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$600
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$663
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$859
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$554
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$670
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$943
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$585
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$652
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$848
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$774
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$971
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$696
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$788
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$874
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$997
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$736
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$909
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$838
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$717
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$705
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$822