Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Debrecen, Hungary

Debrecen vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Debrecen is 6.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% more in Debrecen
Groceries: pay 8.2% more in Debrecen
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Debrecen
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Debrecen
Childcare: pay 65.4% less in Debrecen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Debrecen
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Debrecen

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Debrecen are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Debrecen. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Debrecen.

Debrecen vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Debrecen instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 77.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Debrecen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥29.98	$9.21 HUF3,209.13	+120.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥39.97	$7.37 HUF2,567.30	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.56	$0.83 HUF289.97	+67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$0.58 HUF201.72	+87.2%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 8.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Debrecen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.30	$1.27 HUF441.14	-11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.48	$4.97 HUF1,732.93	-32.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.49	$3.91 HUF1,364.03	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.48	$2.71 HUF944.88	+56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.99	$2.23 HUF777.06	+45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.59	$0.54 HUF187.15	-41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.11	$0.76 HUF265.10	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.37	$0.81 HUF283.69	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.18	$1.22 HUF425.09	+109.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.41 HUF143.21	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.38	$0.47 HUF163.71	-0.3%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Debrecen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.31	$6.10 HUF2,125.05	+39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥239.83	$19.73 HUF6,876.71	-40.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥149,895.64	$26,042.06 HUF9,077,256.70	+24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥32.98	$11.97 HUF4,171.87	+160.7%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Debrecen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.40	$14.07 HUF4,904.47	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,678.01	$442.80 HUF154,343.93	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,536.52	$360.38 HUF125,614.56	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥301.92	$96.13 HUF33,506.94	+128.7%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 65.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Debrecen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,483.11	$245.51 HUF85,576.83	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,552.10	$8,472.54 HUF2,953,202.32	-63.0%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Debrecen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥7.99	$1.18 HUF412.60	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.87	$1.41 HUF491.79	-60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥24.98	$5.52 HUF1,925.48	+58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥470.08	$39.60 HUF13,804.36	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥59.96	$6.84 HUF2,383.93	-18.1%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Debrecen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥449.96	$52.57 HUF18,323.83	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.11	$18.33 HUF6,387.70	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥599.33	$62.15 HUF21,661.64	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥773.00	$87.68 HUF30,563.15	-18.5%
Average			-26.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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