Budapest vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1793
🏠 One person rent
$750
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$357
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1018
😷 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 145% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7933rd ($1469 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 680th and 2353rd 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
$12.2
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$24477

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$581
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556