Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.9 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
PKR98.12
|
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
PKR67.09
|
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
PKR187.99
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.96
PKR820.62
|
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
PKR918.67
|
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR346.58
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
PKR454.96
|
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
PKR133.70
|
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PKR106.11
|
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PKR103.01
|
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
PKR72.34
|
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
PKR52.28
|
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.51
|
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
PKR1,055.31
|
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
PKR1,885.69
|
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,479.46
PKR5,954,812.10
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
PKR1,185.01
|
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.16
PKR5,033.23
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.15
PKR48,280.68
|
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.01
PKR27,447.96
|
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.99
PKR23,561.07
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.17
PKR16,681.11
|
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,142.14
PKR871,103.94
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
|
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
PKR545.39
|
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
PKR595.48
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.01
PKR6,380.16
|
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.06
PKR5,283.44
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.18
PKR7,257.43
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.29
PKR23,091.44
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.79
PKR10,754.64
|
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
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