Budapest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$810
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1237
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
89
😀 Quality of life
81
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
20.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 130% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 3675th and 7360th ($1580 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 646th and 1238th 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
$13.9
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594