Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 19.7% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Beijing
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Budapest
|
Beijing
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Budapest
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
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