Budapest vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$707	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	82	56
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.96M

The cost of living in Budapest is 63% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4312th and 6476th ($1377 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 636th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tashkent

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	Budapest	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$9729

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787