Budapest vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$810
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1086
😷 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 154% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 3675th and 7795th ($1580 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 646th and 2894th 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
$13.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$9728

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554