Budapest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$540
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
1.71M
18.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 51% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4647th and 6607th ($1124 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 485th and 955th 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
$9.31
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$18235

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620