Budapest vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$707
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$882
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
91
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 67% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4312th and 6563rd ($1377 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 636th and 2980th 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
$10.6
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$28925

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753