Budapest vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$540
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
5
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
1.71M
79.2K

The cost of living in Budapest is 149% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4647th and 8761st ($1124 vs $452) 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 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 485th and 7674th 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
$9.31
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288