Ashgabat vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$887
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
48
81
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 23% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2849th and 4163rd ($1806 vs $1469) 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 0.4 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 6881st and 680th 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
$28.8
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$15168

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196