Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 46.0% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Budapest
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Abu Dhabi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
$0.98
AED3.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
$0.34
AED1.24
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Budapest
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Abu Dhabi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
$3.93
AED14.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
$3.48
AED12.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
$0.96
AED3.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
$0.75
AED2.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
$0.77
AED2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
$0.63
AED2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
$0.48
AED1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
$0.45
AED1.66
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
$3.91
AED14.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
$21.78
AED80.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
$7.62
AED28.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
|
pay 21.7% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
$5.15
AED18.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
$73.56
AED270.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Abu Dhabi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
$96.36
AED353.91
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