Al Ain vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$889	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$1503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	38	92
😀 Quality of life	82	82
🏙️ Population	767K	1.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 5% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4312th ($1449 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 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 588th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$13171

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162