Almaty vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$434
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$875
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
64
80
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.71M

The cost of living in Almaty is 28% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6284th and 4589th ($775 vs $1070) 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 months in Budapest. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 4680th and 402nd 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
$5.39
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$89.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$3777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$2497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$5.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$9861

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939