Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 59.1% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Budapest instead of China, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
China
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.11
|
$10.16
HUF3,716.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.02
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.35
HUF493.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$1.09
HUF397.76
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
China
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$1.53
HUF558.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.07
|
$6.36
HUF2,324.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.68
|
$5.36
HUF1,959.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.68
|
$3.33
HUF1,219.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$2.52
HUF922.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.74
HUF269.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.91
HUF333.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.90
HUF330.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.72
HUF628.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.55
HUF201.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.62
HUF226.68
|
|
pay 77.9% more for transportation
China
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.60
|
$7.24
HUF2,647.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.06
|
$27.59
HUF10,087.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,893.02
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,327,363.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.01
|
$12.20
HUF4,459.59
|
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
China
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.40
|
$15.52
HUF5,673.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,904.72
|
$581.19
HUF212,515.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,793.61
|
$442.56
HUF161,825.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.19
|
$126.71
HUF46,330.54
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
China
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,306.83
|
$410.75
HUF150,194.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,538.96
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,721,787.14
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$2.32
HUF849.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.23
|
$2.11
HUF772.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.61
|
$6.10
HUF2,229.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.17
|
$53.92
HUF19,716.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.02
|
$7.26
HUF2,654.52
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
China
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.30
|
$81.06
HUF29,640.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.31
|
$37.35
HUF13,658.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.45
|
$84.29
HUF30,820.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.63
|
$100.12
HUF36,611.10
|
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