Cost of living comparison

Budapest, Hungary

compared to

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Tashkent is 29.1% cheaper than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Tashkent
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Tashkent
Transportation: pay 50.3% less in Tashkent
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Tashkent
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Tashkent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Tashkent
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Tashkent

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Tashkent.

Tashkent vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Budapest	Tashkent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.52 HUF3,667.58	$5.03 UZS63,920.73	-52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 HUF2,750.68	$4.00 UZS50,865.17	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 HUF531.78	$0.57 UZS7,280.89	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 HUF412.30	$0.25 UZS3,147.91	-79.1%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Budapest	Tashkent
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HUF516.01	$0.49 UZS6,208.68	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 HUF1,539.24	$3.58 UZS45,463.08	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 HUF1,387.06	$4.13 UZS52,560.78	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 HUF847.82	$1.68 UZS21,372.62	-30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 HUF850.61	$1.75 UZS22,289.44	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 HUF246.50	$0.61 UZS7,764.05	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 HUF277.93	$0.77 UZS9,759.83	-3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HUF281.37	$0.97 UZS12,315.40	+20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 HUF408.74	$0.65 UZS8,230.26	-44.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF177.45	$0.22 UZS2,735.15	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF190.73	$0.17 UZS2,202.31	-68.4%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 50.3% less for transportation

	Budapest	Tashkent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 HUF2,151.42	$3.69 UZS46,931.94	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.54 HUF8,206.21	$10.71 UZS136,255.07	-54.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,962.74 HUF9,398,169.82	$18,484.77 UZS235,057,716.53	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.15 HUF4,236.05	$3.02 UZS38,466.78	-75.1%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Budapest	Tashkent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.98 HUF6,268.66	$12.73 UZS161,875.71	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.83 HUF224,065.82	$656.57 UZS8,349,186.98	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.04 HUF166,626.44	$415.70 UZS5,286,179.39	-13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.42 HUF36,745.27	$31.91 UZS405,757.51	-69.7%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Budapest	Tashkent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.92 HUF147,761.09	$293.58 UZS3,733,280.20	-30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,554.11 HUF3,678,756.10	$9,476.32 UZS120,503,712.80	-10.2%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Tashkent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 HUF916.89	$1.17 UZS14,829.23	-55.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 HUF827.30	$1.72 UZS21,933.69	-27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 HUF2,085.94	$2.00 UZS25,432.58	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.31 HUF17,188.44	$47.19 UZS600,095.18	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.63 HUF2,658.99	$5.00 UZS63,581.46	-34.5%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Budapest	Tashkent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.81 HUF26,075.90	$53.56 UZS681,024.24	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.73 HUF12,802.06	$55.31 UZS703,386.41	+50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.74 HUF30,232.49	$102.15 UZS1,298,989.86	+17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.52 HUF32,597.18	$134.71 UZS1,713,027.50	+44.0%
Average			+21.0%

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