Budapest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$750
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$160
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
81
46
🏙️ Population
1.69M
948K

The cost of living in Budapest is 100% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7063rd ($1469 vs $735) 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 680th and 7083rd 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
$12.2
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$6746

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$473
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$505
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$433
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423