Budapest vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$750
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$912
😷 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 71% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6527th ($1469 vs $860) 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hangzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 680th and 3360th 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
$12.2
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$29918

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765