Budapest vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$502
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
1.71M
3.33M

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4589th and 1903rd ($1070 vs $1924) 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 months in Budapest compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 402nd and 130th 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
$7.95
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$11590

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686