Budapest vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$553
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
7.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4777th and 2911th ($1109 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Riyadh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 618th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Riyadh

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Budapest Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529