Budapest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$707
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$792
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 82% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4312th and 6838th ($1377 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 636th and 2100th 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
$10.6
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$14783

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677