Almaty vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$477
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1218
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1503
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
92
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 36% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6307th and 4312th ($884 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Hungary, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 4103rd and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Budapest

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Almaty Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$13171

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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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