Abu Dhabi vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
52
92
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.69M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 52% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2486th and 4643rd ($1802 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Hungary, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 405th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$11060

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090