Budapest vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$589
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.25M

The cost of living in Budapest is 21% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4643rd and 3679th ($1185 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Hungary and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 551st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sharjah

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Budapest Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$5054

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507