Bishkek vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$347
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
43
92
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.71M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 42% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 7174th and 4647th ($653 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Hungary, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1 months in Budapest. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6097th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$10141

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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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