Beijing vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$605
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.71M

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4887th and 4647th ($1065 vs $1124) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Hungary, respectively. Check China vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Budapest. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 583rd and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Budapest

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Beijing Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$10141

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040