Cost of living comparison

Nairobi, Kenya

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 45.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 74.1% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 30.4% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 4.8% less in Hungary
Housing: pay 95.6% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 26.4% more in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Hungary
Clothing: pay 90.2% more in Hungary

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Hungary are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Hungary.

Hungary vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 74.1% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES497.08	$8.96 HUF3,292.33	+132.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES795.33	$7.43 HUF2,729.31	+20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.49	$1.21 HUF443.85	+82.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.69	$0.86 HUF315.41	+61.2%
Average			+74.1%

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pay 30.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.00	$1.39 HUF511.62	+149.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES721.09	$4.38 HUF1,608.39	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES432.35	$3.84 HUF1,412.30	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES219.65	$2.61 HUF958.53	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES349.53	$2.28 HUF838.83	-15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.02	$0.66 HUF244.03	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.45	$0.74 HUF271.92	+48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.71	$0.73 HUF268.03	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.97	$1.25 HUF458.69	+173.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.24	$0.49 HUF179.15	+1.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.76	$0.53 HUF196.19	-4.0%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 4.8% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES796.50	$6.03 HUF2,216.79	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,976.67	$20.52 HUF7,540.27	-33.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	$25,367.29 HUF9,320,955.76	+31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,789.50	$11.73 HUF4,310.35	-15.4%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 95.6% more for housing

	Nairobi	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,081.66	$17.11 HUF6,287.45	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,280.12	$418.63 HUF153,821.01	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,470.18	$319.78 HUF117,498.70	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,888.63	$100.62 HUF36,972.85	+349.4%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 26.4% more for childcare

	Nairobi	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,501.04	$270.87 HUF99,528.42	+62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	$7,237.70 HUF2,659,420.12	-9.6%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.25	$1.57 HUF576.31	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.07	$1.85 HUF678.13	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES397.67	$5.59 HUF2,052.61	+81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,691.10	$43.16 HUF15,858.75	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES795.33	$6.33 HUF2,326.74	+2.7%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 90.2% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,172.73	$65.42 HUF24,038.58	+288.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,960.41	$27.23 HUF10,004.44	+18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,977.01	$66.04 HUF24,264.77	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,772.72	$77.21 HUF28,370.40	+47.1%
Average			+90.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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