Al Ain vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$903
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
84
81
🏙️ Population
767K
1.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 0.8% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4207th and 4163rd ($1457 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 505th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Budapest

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Al Ain Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$15168

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
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$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196