Budapest vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$750
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1009
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10M

The cost of living in Budapest is 138% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7792nd ($1469 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 680th and 3307th 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
$12.2
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562