Budapest vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$540
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$777
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.71M
9.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 131% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4647th and 8600th ($1124 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Shenyang. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 485th and 2673rd 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
$9.31
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$19578

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529