Budapest vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$750
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$930
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Budapest is 125% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7557th ($1469 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 680th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hefei

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Budapest Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677