Budapest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$707
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$140
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
1.69M
863K

The cost of living in Budapest is 93% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4312th and 7031st ($1377 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 636th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$7848

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$680
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$844
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$451
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$433
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$458
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$480
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$351
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$468
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$401
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393