Budapest vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$553	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$957
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	88
😀 Quality of life	79	72
🏙️ Population	1.69M	32.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 75% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4777th and 7340th ($1109 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 618th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Chongqing

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	Budapest	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539