Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 34.0% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$5.72
UZS73,060.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$0.33
UZS4,223.47
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$0.54
UZS6,866.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$4.19
UZS53,579.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$1.85
UZS23,592.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$615.96
UZS7,871,636.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$401.33
UZS5,128,883.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$34.74
UZS443,954.60
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$262.64
UZS3,356,440.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$49.09
UZS627,398.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$4.77
UZS60,951.81
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$54.75
UZS699,679.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$57.42
UZS733,797.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$99.12
UZS1,266,683.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$121.63
UZS1,554,343.04
|
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