Budapest vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$750
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$2278
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
45
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
298K

The cost of living in Budapest is 12% more expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4555th ($1469 vs $1309) 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 1.2 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 680th and 1317th 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
$12.2
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$10032

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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 Manama

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545