Budapest vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$750
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$2465
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.25M

The cost of living in Budapest is 0.3% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4144th ($1469 vs $1473) 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 680th and 352nd 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
$12.2
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$7922

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492