Budapest vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$707
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$940
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
89
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
13.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 113% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4312th and 7452nd ($1377 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 636th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tianjin

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Budapest Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573