Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 49.2% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$1.08
AED3.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$0.42
AED1.53
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$4.80
AED17.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$6.85
AED25.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$3.16
AED11.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$3.61
AED13.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$1.00
AED3.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$0.82
AED3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$0.81
AED2.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$0.69
AED2.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.50
AED1.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$3.03
AED11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$24.50
AED90.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$45,026.41
AED165,377.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$7.23
AED26.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$103.04
AED378.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$1,349.31
AED4,955.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$1,005.59
AED3,693.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$119.02
AED437.13
|
|
pay 39.8% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$669.40
AED2,458.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$12,841.46
AED47,165.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$5.88
AED21.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$64.83
AED238.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$103.06
AED378.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$100.93
AED370.70
|
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