Budapest vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$553	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$1546
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	20
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.41M

The cost of living in Budapest is 9% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4777th and 4439th ($1109 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 618th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Medina

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	Budapest	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905