Budapest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$810
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$146
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
81
47
🏙️ Population
1.69M
948K

The cost of living in Budapest is 104% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 3675th and 6897th ($1580 vs $773) 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 1.2 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 646th and 6988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dushanbe

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Budapest Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$6733

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$737
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438