Budapest vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$553	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1646
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	92	42
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 13% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4777th and 5632nd ($1109 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Hungary and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 618th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mecca

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	Budapest	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$4682

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507