Bishkek vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$409
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
92
😀 Quality of life
56
81
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 48% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6948th and 4163rd ($757 vs $1469) 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 1.2 months in Budapest. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6280th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Budapest

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Bishkek Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$15168

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

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