Budapest vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$540
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$748
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
92
87
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
1.71M
32.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 58% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4647th and 6733rd ($1124 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Chongqing. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 485th and 2233rd 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
$9.31
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$27785

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548