Bishkek vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$431
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
92
😀 Quality of life
53
81
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 50% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6825th and 3675th ($789 vs $1580) 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 0.2 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 6437th and 646th 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
$6.87
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$17067

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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