Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.7 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Budapest or Kathmandu. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.