Budapest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1358
$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3292
$1698
🏠 One person rent
$690
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1166
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1461
$896
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
20.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 113% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4383rd and 7542nd ($1358 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 128th 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 623rd and 1928th 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
$10.9
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$709
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.3
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.01%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4830
$3934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$2124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.08
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.52
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.8
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.9
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12380
$13064

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1066
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$927
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$988
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1030
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$935
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$938
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$878
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$814
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$988
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1181
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$880
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1158
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$943
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$768
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$935
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1060
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$863
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$872
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1232
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1388
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$959
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$893
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1222
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$903
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1011
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1345
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$897
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$960
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1039
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$792
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1390
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1485
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$828
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$922
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$981
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1278
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1183

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$591
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$584
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$565
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$551
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$589
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$582
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$557
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$582
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$598
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$540
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$597
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$531
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$558
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$582
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$550
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$549
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$539
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$577
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$647
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$578
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$578
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$529
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$536
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$584
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$571
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$574
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$572
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$608
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$589
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$606
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$582
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$593
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$670
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$576
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$584
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$571