Al Ain vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$889
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$875
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
64
80
🏙️ Population
767K
1.71M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 35% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 2952nd and 4589th ($1449 vs $1070) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Budapest. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 4608th and 402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$89.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$3777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$9861

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$1096
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$1924
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1343
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$1129
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939