Budapest vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$2972
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
41
😀 Quality of life
81
84
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.19M

The cost of living in Budapest is 27% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1994th ($1469 vs $2014) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 680th and 537th 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
$12.2
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$11285

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861