Budapest vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$707
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$61.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$858
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
82
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 147% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4312th and 8224th ($1377 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 336th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changchun ranked 52nd in China, while ranked 636th and 6189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Changchun

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Budapest Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
5.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$4009
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$7.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$8358

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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

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$457
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$548
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$532
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$532
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$521
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$566
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$517
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$570
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$539
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$519
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$518
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$521
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$516
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$543
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$564
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$511
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$521
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$655
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$537
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$521
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$616
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$470
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$521
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$518
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$564
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$541
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$501
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$554
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$588
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$518
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$599
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$434
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$492
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$499
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$649
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$489
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$505
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$509
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532