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What is the actual cost to buy and care for a bird?

There are so many birds that you can have as a pet but most people prefer to have parakeets as they are easy to tame and can speak in your language. In parakeets, how can we forget "budgies" when you are looking for a pet in birds list. They are low cost, easy to care and can be hand tamed within a month or two. They are friendly and very polite in nature towards human but they need a lot of exercises to live a healthy life.

How much does budgie cost?

Its totally depends on where you live, for instance in countries like Pakistan, India and other Asian countries you can have a budgie from $3 to $15 depending on the size and breed of the bird whereas in the USA, UK and in Europe's price range from $10 to $35. 

This is the cost that you spent on buying your new buddy but this brings two types of costs like initial setup cost and recurring cost. 

Initial set up costs involve the price of the proper cage, nesting box, food & water pots and toy installation whereas recurring cost is the one that will occur on regular basis for the healthy life of your budgie and this includes food, supplements, and veterinarian. 

Onetime cost:

Proper Sized Cage for one or two Budgies
$20 to $35
Nesting Box
$8 to $15
Food Pots
$5 to $15
Toys and Treats
$2 to $20

Recurring cost:

Mix food of seeds-1KG Pack
$2 to $8
3-5 Cuttlefish bone
$2.5
Fruits and Vegetables
$5 per month
Vet routine checkups
$ 85

So, we can estimate a onetime cost including one budgie to $120 on the maximum side and a one year cost on a recurring basis to be $180 excluding Vet unforeseen checkups. Budgies have a normal life span of around 7-12 years and if your budgie spends a healthy life to a full life span than it will cost you around  $2,310 which is a very affordable price for anyone to have such a lovely bird to be a companion with you for the next 12 years.

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  1. Awa MalikAugust 26, 2020 at 6:30 AM

    Hi Awais, you have provoided very informative blogs. Kindly make a detailed blog about their types and mutations along with their local names & prices in Pakistan & India. And we can have a friendly chat on IG: @awa_malik_1 . I hope you will respond soon. Thanks!

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