Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 0.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.4% more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Hungary
Childcare: pay 13.1% less in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% less in Hungary
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Hungary

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

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Hungary vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hungary instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 68.4% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	+68.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	+18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.53 HUF495.24	+98.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$1.22 HUF393.06	+385.4%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.45 HUF467.70	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	+33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	+27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$2.93 HUF947.92	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$0.91 HUF293.18	-7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.95 HUF306.91	+21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.98 HUF315.85	+22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$1.51 HUF487.70	+101.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.47 HUF150.57	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.52 HUF168.31	-13.9%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	+197.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	-32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$29,505.45 HUF10M	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	-27.4%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$513.43 HUF166K	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$393.20 HUF127K	-15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	+56.0%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 13.1% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$324.41 HUF105K	-22.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$8,370.86 HUF3M	-2.3%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$2.18 HUF704.52	+14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$2.37 HUF766.32	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	+8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	-48.6%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	+92.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	+27.8%
Average			+9.6%

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