Budapest vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$750
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$879
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
1.69M
24.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 30% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4971st ($1469 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 680th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Shanghai

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Budapest Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765