Budapest vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$553
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 117% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4777th and 8544th ($1109 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 618th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Zhengzhou

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Budapest Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591