Bishkek vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$380
$553
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
43
92
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 36% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 6826th and 4777th ($713 vs $1109) 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 6118th and 618th 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
$5.73
$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$11.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$11151

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BishkekBudapest

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039