Budapest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$750
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$829
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 88% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6835th ($1469 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 680th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Guangzhou

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Budapest Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$16938

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694