Bishkek vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bishkek	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$710	$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1741	$2918
🏠 One person rent	$376	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$705	$1010
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	43	92
😀 Quality of life	51	80
🏙️ Population	1.15M	1.69M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 40% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4643rd ($710 vs $1185) 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 6133rd and 551st 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	$5.93	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$323	$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$897	$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.35%	7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1190	$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$896	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.51	$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.86	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.58	$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.78	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.12	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.21	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6319	$11060

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$681
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$673
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$645
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$838
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$941
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$653
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$661
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$666
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$791
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$461
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$567
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$419
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$527
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$473
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$469
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$654
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$596
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$429
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$628
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$663
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$816
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$660
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$519
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$666
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$671
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$658
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$630
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$532
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$735
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$667
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$617
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$599
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$672
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$664
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$530

Cities near Budapest

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