Budapest vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$707	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$700
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	1.69M	431K

The cost of living in Budapest is 40% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4312th and 5698th ($1377 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 636th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Windhoek

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	Budapest	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$5380

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826