Budapest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$502
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$1248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
1.71M
18.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4589th and 6006th ($1070 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 402nd and 696th 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
$7.95
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$25540

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$702
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$737
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$807
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$703
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$664
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$753
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$701
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$724
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$940
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$644
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$933
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$708
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$892
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$603
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$726
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$848
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$729
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$697
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1032
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1203
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$622
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$670
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$950
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$918
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$968
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$673
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$650
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$838
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$634
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$945
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1120
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$633
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$761
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$658
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1162
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$939

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597