Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 90.8% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS72,820.34
|
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS50,950.00
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,182.18
|
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
UZS4,209.57
|
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UZS6,843.56
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,262.48
|
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
UZS53,402.90
|
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
UZS23,514.93
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,114.14
|
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,123.10
|
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,209.72
|
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,575.80
|
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,702.96
|
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,144.22
|
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,751.54
|
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,223.00
|
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS127,375.00
|
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS191,062,500.00
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS37,894.06
|
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS172,447.43
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.96
UZS7,845,728.56
|
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.33
UZS5,112,002.75
|
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.74
UZS442,493.38
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.64
UZS3,345,392.91
|
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,660,067.25
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
|
pay 95.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,374.38
|
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS22,947.84
|
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,475.00
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.09
UZS625,333.07
|
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
UZS60,751.19
|
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.75
UZS697,376.77
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.42
UZS731,382.40
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.12
UZS1,262,514.17
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.63
UZS1,549,227.14
|
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
|
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