Budapest vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$589
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
1.69M
7.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 25% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4643rd and 3292nd ($1185 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 551st and 796th 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
$10.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$10359

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489