Budapest vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1241
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
81
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
7.41M

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4163rd and 621st ($1469 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 680th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Hong Kong

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Budapest Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$22890

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608