Budapest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$750
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
5
😀 Quality of life
81
45
🏙️ Population
1.69M
115K

The cost of living in Budapest is 256% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8957th ($1469 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Bhutan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 680th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Thimphu

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Budapest Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$633

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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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285