Budapest vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$810
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$2274
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.25M

The cost of living in Budapest is 2% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3675th and 3851st ($1580 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 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 646th and 367th 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
$13.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$8199

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469