Budapest vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$589
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$864
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
80
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 97% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7753rd ($1185 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 551st and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Foshan

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Budapest Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660