Budapest vs Changwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Changwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2498
🏠 One person rent	$589	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$423
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$1898
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	92	66
😀 Quality of life	80	69
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.01M

The cost of living in Budapest is 9% more expensive than in Changwon. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5042nd ($1185 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Hungary and South Korea, respectively. Check Hungary vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Changwon. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changwon ranked 32nd in South Korea, while ranked 551st and 2816th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Changwon

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	Budapest	Changwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$7170
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$6000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$8.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$18416

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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 Changwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Masan	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$901
26 km or 16 mi	Miryang	$992
27 km or 17 mi	Sacheon	$1008
36 km or 22 mi	Yangsan	$973
40 km or 25 mi	Busan	$1122
48 km or 30 mi	Geoje	$893
52 km or 32 mi	Tongyeong	$931
52 km or 32 mi	Jinju	$1146
61 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
66 km or 41 mi	Daegu	$1114
68 km or 42 mi	Ulsan	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
94 km or 58 mi	Gwangyang	$999
106 km or 66 mi	Gimcheon	$995
106 km or 66 mi	Pohang	$1000
107 km or 66 mi	Yeosu	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Gumi	$977
112 km or 70 mi	Suncheon	$1027
114 km or 71 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
116 km or 72 mi	Namwon	$1005
133 km or 82 mi	Tsushima	$980
134 km or 83 mi	Sangju	$981
144 km or 89 mi	Andong	$871
149 km or 93 mi	Jeonju	$915
152 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$992
158 km or 98 mi	Gwangju	$1178
165 km or 103 mi	Daejeon	$975
166 km or 103 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
168 km or 105 mi	Gyeryong	$999
170 km or 106 mi	Gimje	$968
170 km or 106 mi	Iksan	$980
172 km or 107 mi	Yeongju	$978
175 km or 109 mi	Nonsan	$1084
178 km or 111 mi	Naju	$1040
183 km or 114 mi	Sejong	$1043
184 km or 114 mi	Cheongju	$997
190 km or 118 mi	Gongju	$1098
192 km or 119 mi	Gunsan	$1007