Budapest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$589
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 16% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5553rd ($1185 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 551st and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Suzhou

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Budapest Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645