Ashgabat vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$798
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
7
92
😀 Quality of life
29
80
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 36% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 3187th and 4643rd ($1616 vs $1185) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8245th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$11060

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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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