Budapest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$750
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$983
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.7M

The cost of living in Budapest is 88% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6833rd ($1469 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 680th and 3150th 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
$12.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$17664

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623