Budapest vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$750
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$882
😷 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 150% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8063rd ($1469 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 268th 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 57th in China, while ranked 680th and 6295th 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
$12.2
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$8562

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566