Budapest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Budapest | Guangzhou | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Budapest is 43% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4777th and 6548th ($1109 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 618th and 1055th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Budapest
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi |  Budafok-Teteny | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Erd | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Dunakeszi | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Szigetszentmiklos | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Godollo | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Vac | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Tatabanya | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Szekesfehervar | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Dunaujvaros | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Cegled | |
| 74 km or 46 mi |  Komarno | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Kecskemet | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Nove Zamky | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Salgotarjan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Levice | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Szolnok | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Veszprem | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Lucenec | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Gyor | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Eger | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Nitra | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Zvolen | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Ozd | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Szekszard | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Banska Bystrica | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Mosonmagyarovar | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Prievidza | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Trnava | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Miskolc | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Baja | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Piestany | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Hodmezovasarhely | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Kaposvar | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Petrzalka | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bratislava | |
| 163 km or 101 mi |  Subotica | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Szeged | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Pecs | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Trencin | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Martin |
Cities near Guangzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Foshan | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Dongguan | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Kaiping | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Macau | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Huizhou | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Yunfu | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Kowloon | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 162 km or 100 mi | Heyuan | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Shanwei | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Hezhou | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Maoming | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Puning | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Meizhou | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Jieyang | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Yulin | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Shantou | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Guigang | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Guilin | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Yongzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Liuzhou | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Laibin | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Hengyang | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Longyan | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Haikou |