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
PKR498.48
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
PKR98.56
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
PKR67.39
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
PKR188.84
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.96
PKR824.33
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
PKR922.83
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR348.14
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
PKR457.01
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
PKR134.31
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PKR106.59
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PKR103.48
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
PKR72.66
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
PKR52.52
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.83
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
PKR1,060.08
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
PKR1,894.21
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,479.46
PKR5,981,723.60
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
PKR1,190.36
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.16
PKR5,055.98
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.15
PKR48,498.88
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.01
PKR27,572.01
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.99
PKR23,667.55
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.17
PKR16,756.49
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,142.14
PKR875,040.71
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
PKR498.48
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
PKR547.85
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
PKR598.17
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.01
PKR6,408.99
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Islamabad
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.06
PKR5,307.31
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.18
PKR7,290.23
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.29
PKR23,195.79
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.79
PKR10,803.24
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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