Budapest vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$589
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
87
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
32.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 79% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7185th ($1185 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 551st and 1966th 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
$10.4
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$27717

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556