Budapest vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$553
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$796
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10M

The cost of living in Budapest is 92% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4777th and 7932nd ($1109 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 21st in China, while ranked 618th and 3100th 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
$9.45
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$8619

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558