Budapest vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$810
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$922
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 76% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 3675th and 6257th ($1580 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 646th and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hangzhou

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Budapest Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$25159

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789