Budapest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$553
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$550
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
5
😀 Quality of life
79
34
🏙️ Population
1.69M
115K

The cost of living in Budapest is 163% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4777th and 8915th ($1109 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 618th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$666

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300