Budapest vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$502
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
68
😀 Quality of life
80
75
🏙️ Population
1.71M
8M

The cost of living in Budapest is 16% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4589th and 3955th ($1070 vs $1278) 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 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 402nd and 917th 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
$7.95
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$6836

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650