Budapest vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$589	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$256
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	92	67
😀 Quality of life	80	49
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 170% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8895th ($1185 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Islamabad. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 551st and 6293rd 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	$10.4	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$3133

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397