Budapest vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$810
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$937
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
63
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 160% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 3675th and 7925th ($1580 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 646th and 6274th 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
$13.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$8890

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594