Budapest vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$553
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$742
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
79
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 69% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4777th and 7169th ($1109 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 618th and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Dongguan

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Budapest Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$20945

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598