Budapest vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$540
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$154
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
35
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
1.71M
863K

The cost of living in Budapest is 76% more expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 4647th and 7313th ($1124 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Hungary and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 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 485th and 7225th 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
$9.31
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$13332

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423