Budapest vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$810
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1337
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
23
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.41M

The cost of living in Budapest is 36% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 3675th and 4843rd ($1580 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Medina. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 646th and 4103rd 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
$13.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$5520

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077