Budapest vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$810
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1083
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
41
😀 Quality of life
81
57
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 3675th and 5338th ($1580 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Hungary and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Mecca. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 646th and 6151st 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
$13.9
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$4518

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497