Al Ain vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3914
🏠 One person rent
$900
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1423
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
767K
1.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 8% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4139th and 3675th ($1455 vs $1580) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 562nd and 646th 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
$10
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
6.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$6164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$4452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$74.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$79
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$17067

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$1173
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$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160