Budapest vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Budapest Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1070
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2686
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$502
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$875
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1051
$1066
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
89
😀 Quality of life
80
73
🏙️ Population
1.71M
11.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 20% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4589th and 5929th ($1070 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hangzhou ranked 8th in China, while ranked 402nd and 1540th 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
$7.95
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$665
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.44%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3777
$7944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2497
$4434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.6
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.33
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.5
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9861
$20805

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$726
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$726
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$662
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$650
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$655
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1099
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$685
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$849
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$882
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$672
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$852
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$701
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$729
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1379
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$667
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$693
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$754
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$778
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$678
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$684
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$680
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$686
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$514
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$665
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$770
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$674
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$952
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$674
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$832
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$666
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$681
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$652
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$677
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$573
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$700
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$686
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$683
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$811