Budapest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$998
🏠 One person rent
$810
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$351
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
5
😀 Quality of life
81
43
🏙️ Population
1.69M
115K

The cost of living in Budapest is 284% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 3675th and 8941st ($1580 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 646th and 7454th 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
$13.9
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274