Budapest vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$707
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$969
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
17.5M

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4312th and 6334th ($1377 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 636th and 1094th 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
$10.6
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$22402

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634