Budapest vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$589
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2207
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
298K

The cost of living in Budapest is 6% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4400th ($1185 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Bahrain, respectively. Check Hungary vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 551st and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Manama

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Budapest Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$10026

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520