Budapest vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$3003
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
82
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Budapest is 26% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4312th and 2509th ($1377 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Qatar, respectively. Check Hungary vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 636th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Doha

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Budapest Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$11426

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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

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889