Budapest vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$707
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$752
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 108% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4312th and 7341st ($1377 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 20th in China, while ranked 636th and 3389th 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
$10.6
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$21416

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598