Budapest vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$810
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$847
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
92
67
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
10.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 128% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 3675th and 7308th ($1580 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 646th and 3241st 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
$13.9
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620