Budapest vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$810
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1102
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
76
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
32.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 150% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 3675th and 7730th ($1580 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 646th 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
$13.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$24949

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560