Budapest vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$589
$253
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$971
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
80
53
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 97% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4643rd and 7772nd ($1185 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 308th 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 551st and 6042nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Changchun

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Budapest Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$14935

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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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537