Almaty vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$499
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 21% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6015th and 4643rd ($941 vs $1185) 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 4176th and 551st 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
$8.28
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$11060

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090