Budapest vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1493
🏠 One person rent
$553
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$927
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
79
53
🏙️ Population
1.69M
9.07M

The cost of living in Budapest is 93% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4777th and 7971st ($1109 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 351st 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 47th in China, while ranked 618th and 6079th 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
$9.45
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$8252

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Cities near Budapest

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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$461
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$556
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$524
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$553
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$516
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$517
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$573
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$509
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$582
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$513
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$523
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$544
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$514
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$545
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$596
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$508
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$520
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$653
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$538
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$520
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$619
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$459
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$523
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$560
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$606
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$542
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$500
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$539
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$596
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$514
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$616
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$455
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$495
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$493
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$664
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$500
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$537
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$658
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532