Cost of living comparison

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 87.5% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 51.7% more in Budapest
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Budapest
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 77.7% more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Budapest

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Budapest are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Budapest.

Budapest vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Budapest instead of Bishkek, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS506.48	$10.52 HUF3,755.84	+81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS496.35	$7.89 HUF2,816.88	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.05	$1.53 HUF544.58	+125.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.93	$1.18 HUF422.22	+257.0%
Average			+125.7%

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

	Bishkek	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.72	$1.48 HUF528.43	+209.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS448.74	$4.42 HUF1,576.29	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.40	$3.98 HUF1,420.44	+22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.44	$2.43 HUF868.22	+38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS210.84	$2.44 HUF871.08	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.16	$0.71 HUF252.43	+50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.27	$0.80 HUF284.62	-6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.40	$0.81 HUF288.14	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.80	$1.17 HUF418.58	+29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.85	$0.51 HUF181.72	+123.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.97	$0.55 HUF195.32	+127.9%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS253.62	$6.17 HUF2,203.19	+112.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS658.43	$23.54 HUF8,403.70	+212.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,444,073.78	$26,962.74 HUF9,624,348.84	-31.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS364.67	$12.15 HUF4,338.00	+191.0%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Bishkek	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,051.88	$17.98 HUF6,419.53	+49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,448.33	$642.83 HUF229,458.25	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,828.86	$478.04 HUF170,636.52	+35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,024.84	$105.42 HUF37,629.59	+354.6%
Average			+118.7%

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pay 77.7% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,096.06	$423.92 HUF151,317.15	+84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS538,617.69	$10,554.11 HUF3,767,290.09	+71.1%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.30	$2.63 HUF938.96	+126.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.52	$2.37 HUF847.21	+15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.24	$5.98 HUF2,136.14	+283.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,755.13	$49.31 HUF17,602.10	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS379.86	$7.63 HUF2,722.99	+75.4%
Average			+103.2%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,545.37	$74.81 HUF26,703.45	+84.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,393.43	$36.73 HUF13,110.15	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,070.62	$86.74 HUF30,960.08	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,441.36	$93.52 HUF33,381.68	-3.3%
Average			+14.7%

Bishkek vs. Budapest - Cost of clothing

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