Bishkek vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bishkek	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$743	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1747	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$398	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$699	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$1503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	57	82
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.69M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 46% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4312th ($743 vs $1377) 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 6164th and 636th 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	$6.84	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.68	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.7	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.35%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1076	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.4	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.82	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$207	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5611	$13171

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162