Budapest vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$4093
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.94M

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1039th ($1469 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 680th and 203rd 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
$12.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$16876

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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 Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492