Budapest vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$502
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$1311
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
93
74
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
1.71M
9.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 75% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4589th and 7487th ($1070 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 2.1 months in Changchun. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changchun ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 402nd and 5546th 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
$7.95
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$1762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$5731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$9.36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$9.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$15343

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$682
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$672
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$697
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$642
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$681
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$654
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$671
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$657
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$683
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$666
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$666
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$659
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$659
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$662
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$657
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$673
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$648
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$719
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$727
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$716
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$684
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$667
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$467
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$658
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$657
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$666
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$698
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$641
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$614
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$662
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$667
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$677
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$686
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$662
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$646
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$725
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$690
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$647
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$657
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$653