Budapest vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$589
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 127% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4643rd and 8506th ($1185 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 551st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619