Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 76.8% more expensive than Astana.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Astana, you would:
pay 71.3% more for restaurants
Astana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.90
KZT3,473.10
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KZT2,480.79
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
KZT302.22
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
KZT206.13
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 85.6% more for groceries
Astana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
KZT200.37
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
KZT1,891.66
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
KZT1,651.07
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KZT741.14
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
KZT951.60
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT253.53
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT354.72
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
KZT407.56
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
KZT404.28
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
KZT105.55
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
KZT78.32
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Astana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.74
KZT766.76
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.80
KZT6,946.20
|
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,868.62
KZT8,732,364.41
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.06
KZT1,786.17
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 81.9% more for housing
Astana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.80
KZT5,624.06
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.25
KZT199,207.34
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.32
KZT129,794.69
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.61
KZT16,969.78
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
Astana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.97
KZT98,877.02
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,854.27
KZT3,891,497.69
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports
Astana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
KZT496.16
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.93
KZT850.08
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.58
KZT694.62
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
KZT21,944.07
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
KZT1,984.63
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Astana
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
KZT33,653.63
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.15
KZT18,523.20
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
KZT41,363.83
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.91
KZT40,833.73
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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