Almaty vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$464
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
66
79
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 21% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6143rd and 4777th ($881 vs $1109) 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 0.8 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 4016th and 618th 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
$7.16
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$11151

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039