Budapest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$589
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
20.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 80% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7209th ($1185 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 Chengdu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 551st and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Chengdu

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Budapest Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$15153

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591