Almaty vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$585
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.71M

The cost of living in Almaty is 6% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4975th and 4647th ($1051 vs $1124) 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 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 4635th and 485th 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
$8.87
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$10141

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040