Budapest vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$589
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
13.9M

The cost of living in Budapest is 67% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6862nd ($1185 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 551st and 2285th 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
$10.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618