Beijing vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$589	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$1503
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	73	82
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.69M

The cost of living in Beijing is 25% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 5355th and 4312th ($1029 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Hungary, respectively. Check China vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 2546th and 636th 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	$4.24	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$13171

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162