Budapest vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$589	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$739
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	1.69M	9.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 131% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8584th ($1185 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 551st and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Shenyang

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	Budapest	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511