Budapest vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$589
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$793
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10M

The cost of living in Budapest is 104% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7989th ($1185 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 551st and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Changsha

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Budapest Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$5672

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575