Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 14.2% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 98.8% more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
|
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