Budapest vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$707
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$155
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
82
50
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 211% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4312th and 8887th ($1377 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Pakistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 636th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Islamabad

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Budapest Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$2738

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Cities near Budapest

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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373