Budapest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$540
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$883
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
1.71M
20.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 75% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4647th and 7269th ($1124 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 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 485th and 1633rd 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
$9.31
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$18347

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587