Budapest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$589	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$570
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	5
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	1.69M	115K

The cost of living in Budapest is 206% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4643rd and 9013th ($1185 vs $387) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 551st and 6232nd 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	$10.4	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284