Budapest vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$589
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$738
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
80
69
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 75% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7055th ($1185 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 18th in China, while ranked 551st and 3115th 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
$10.4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623