Budapest vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$540
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
1.71M
17.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 20% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4647th and 5744th ($1124 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 485th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Shenzhen

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Budapest Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584