Ashgabat vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$836
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
30
79
🏙️ Population
828K
1.71M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 49% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2737th and 4647th ($1679 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Hungary, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Budapest. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8379th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$10141

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

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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