Cost of living comparison
Tashkent is 34.3% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Tashkent instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
$5.00
UZS63,415.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$3.50
UZS44,390.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
$0.60
UZS7,672.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
$0.34
UZS4,348.12
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
$0.41
UZS5,196.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
$3.14
UZS39,862.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
$3.85
UZS48,792.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
$1.63
UZS20,663.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
$1.69
UZS21,462.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
$0.62
UZS7,811.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
$0.79
UZS9,971.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
$1.03
UZS13,088.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
$0.74
UZS9,363.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
$0.23
UZS2,854.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
$0.18
UZS2,318.20
|
|
pay 57.7% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
$3.53
UZS44,724.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
$14.04
UZS178,110.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
$13,508.25
UZS171,326,156.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
$2.65
UZS33,569.04
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
$17.99
UZS228,161.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
$603.41
UZS7,653,135.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
$338.87
UZS4,297,869.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
$33.36
UZS423,140.20
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
$222.55
UZS2,822,609.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
$6,603.48
UZS83,752,449.76
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
$1.34
UZS16,935.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
$1.61
UZS20,411.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
$1.87
UZS23,695.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
$43.35
UZS549,762.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$4.50
UZS57,108.72
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Tashkent
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
$54.37
UZS689,521.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
$59.46
UZS754,083.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
$97.85
UZS1,241,050.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
$109.20
UZS1,384,951.51
|
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