Budapest vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$589
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$952
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
80
65
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.37M

The cost of living in Budapest is 63% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6780th ($1185 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 551st and 4171st 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
$10.4
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$8558

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699