Al Ain vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$560
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
37
92
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
767K
1.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 11% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5284th and 4643rd ($1050 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 600th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$11060

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$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