Budapest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$589
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
80
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
18.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 55% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6602nd ($1185 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 551st and 1036th 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
$10.4
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$15919

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671