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Riyadh vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 7.1% more expensive than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 4.9% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 7.5% more in Riyadh
Housing: pay 74.2% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 11.5% less in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Riyadh

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Riyadh are more expensive than in Budapest. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and groceries are lower in Riyadh.

Riyadh vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Budapest, you would:

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pay 45.2% less for restaurants

	Budapest	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 HUF3,923.95	$8.00 SAR30.00	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 HUF2,942.96	$8.00 SAR30.00	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 HUF603.19	$0.75 SAR2.82	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 HUF445.97	$0.29 SAR1.10	-78.5%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 4.9% less for groceries

	Budapest	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.83 HUF601.08	$1.31 SAR4.91	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 HUF1,805.96	$4.27 SAR16.00	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 HUF1,557.60	$6.23 SAR23.37	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 HUF1,078.68	$2.81 SAR10.53	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 HUF1,004.88	$4.67 SAR17.52	+53.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 HUF311.32	$1.03 SAR3.85	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 HUF308.66	$0.76 SAR2.87	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 HUF332.20	$0.82 SAR3.07	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 HUF554.07	$0.70 SAR2.63	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 HUF184.10	$0.58 SAR2.17	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 HUF197.30	$0.66 SAR2.48	+10.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 7.5% more for transportation

	Budapest	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.01 HUF2,306.37	$2.31 SAR8.65	-67.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.83 HUF8,828.89	$37.33 SAR140.01	+39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,801.65 HUF8,819,082.72	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	+24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.77 HUF4,532.16	$18.40 SAR69.01	+33.6%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 74.2% more for housing

	Budapest	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.10 HUF7,270.55	$74.49 SAR279.42	+237.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$762.27 HUF250,825.02	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	+46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$595.85 HUF196,065.05	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	+42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.90 HUF38,136.53	$82.07 SAR307.85	-29.2%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 11.5% less for childcare

	Budapest	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.58 HUF152,870.64	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	-0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,648.55 HUF4,162,005.04	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	-22.4%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 HUF980.99	$1.87 SAR7.00	-37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96 HUF973.10	$4.10 SAR15.39	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.16 HUF2,354.37	$7.33 SAR27.50	+2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.02 HUF21,724.32	$104.43 SAR391.70	+58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.24 HUF3,041.06	$15.33 SAR57.50	+65.9%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Budapest	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.35 HUF31,375.00	$59.01 SAR221.34	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.51 HUF13,657.55	$64.27 SAR241.07	+54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.47 HUF33,059.05	$110.52 SAR414.53	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.87 HUF35,822.98	$98.25 SAR368.53	-9.8%
Average			+4.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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