Budapest vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$750
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
53
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.4M

The cost of living in Budapest is 119% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7431st ($1469 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 680th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Ningbo

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Budapest Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525