Budapest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$810
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1351
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 98% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3675th and 6776th ($1580 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Hungary and China, respectively. Check Hungary vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 646th and 2020th 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
$13.9
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$20341

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635