Ashgabat vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$968
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
43
81
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 20% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2383rd and 3675th ($1898 vs $1580) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 7430th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Budapest

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Ashgabat Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$17067

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160