Budapest vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$1695
🏠 One person rent	$707	$180
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$914
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	92	87
😀 Quality of life	82	74
🏙️ Population	1.69M	32.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 146% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4312th and 8185th ($1377 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 636th and 2237th 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	$10.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$23821

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537