Budapest vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$553	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	24
😀 Quality of life	79	39
🏙️ Population	1.69M	6.56M

The cost of living in Budapest is 87% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4777th and 7740th ($1109 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 618th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Shaoyang

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	Budapest	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.45	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$11393

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600