Budapest vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$4067
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.94M

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4312th and 848th ($1377 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 636th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dubai

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Budapest Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$15029

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483