Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.1 times more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES589.81
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES65.52
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.01
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 95.1% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES697.32
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES446.65
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES342.73
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES120.32
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.85
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES93.93
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES50.73
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.38
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.49
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 33.7% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES619.55
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES245.76
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES279.69
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES786.42
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
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