Budapest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$553
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$863
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
20.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 78% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4777th and 7421st ($1109 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 164th 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 9th in China, while ranked 618th and 1890th 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
$9.45
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$11550

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574