Budapest vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$707
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$869
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10M

The cost of living in Budapest is 133% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4312th and 7882nd ($1377 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 200th 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 1.5 months in Changsha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 636th and 3381st 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
$10.6
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$7438

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546