Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 94.5% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES496.93
|
$11.29
HUF4,201.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES695.70
|
$8.47
HUF3,151.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES75.63
|
$1.65
HUF615.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES63.30
|
$1.26
HUF469.51
|
|
pay 57.7% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.46
|
$1.59
HUF590.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES735.87
|
$4.84
HUF1,801.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES435.80
|
$4.13
HUF1,537.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES218.77
|
$2.52
HUF936.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES344.64
|
$2.59
HUF961.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES144.40
|
$0.73
HUF270.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.92
|
$0.85
HUF316.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES100.16
|
$0.90
HUF335.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES52.61
|
$1.41
HUF524.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.32
|
$0.57
HUF212.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES61.38
|
$0.62
HUF231.85
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES786.63
|
$6.74
HUF2,508.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,452.51
|
$26.82
HUF9,978.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,385,271.35
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,554,326.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,629.94
|
$13.04
HUF4,852.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,241.63
|
$17.90
HUF6,658.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,120.36
|
$643.77
HUF239,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,324.40
|
$500.61
HUF186,261.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,880.25
|
$123.00
HUF45,765.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES18,945.51
|
$438.86
HUF163,288.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES985,107.43
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,977,760.24
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.16
|
$2.82
HUF1,050.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.28
|
$2.36
HUF876.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES347.85
|
$6.21
HUF2,310.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES5,925.34
|
$51.95
HUF19,329.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES795.09
|
$7.76
HUF2,888.58
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,398.02
|
$80.02
HUF29,772.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,222.96
|
$34.09
HUF12,685.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,386.21
|
$92.91
HUF34,567.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,778.11
|
$100.47
HUF37,381.66
|
|
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