Budapest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$707
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$917
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
20.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 117% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4312th and 7530th ($1377 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 5th in China, while ranked 636th and 1800th 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
$10.6
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560