Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Hungary

Hungary vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Hungary is 15.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Hungary
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Hungary
Transportation: pay 44.2% more in Hungary
Housing: pay 19.5% more in Hungary
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Hungary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Hungary
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Hungary

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

Hungary vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Hungary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.26	$8.96 HUF3,292.33	+114.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.35	$7.43 HUF2,729.31	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.60	$1.21 HUF443.85	+143.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.24	$0.86 HUF315.41	+177.7%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Beijing	Hungary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.40	$1.39 HUF511.62	-2.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.97	$4.38 HUF1,608.39	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.98	$3.84 HUF1,412.30	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.60	$2.61 HUF958.53	+50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.10	$2.28 HUF838.83	+49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.65	$0.66 HUF244.03	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.16	$0.74 HUF271.92	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.43	$0.73 HUF268.03	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.22	$1.25 HUF458.69	+114.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.67	$0.49 HUF179.15	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.41	$0.53 HUF196.19	+13.4%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 44.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Hungary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.61	$6.03 HUF2,216.79	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥242.09	$20.52 HUF7,540.27	-38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,307.64	$25,367.29 HUF9,320,955.76	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.29	$11.73 HUF4,310.35	+155.5%
Average			+44.2%

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pay 19.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Hungary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.30	$17.11 HUF6,287.45	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,740.92	$418.63 HUF153,821.01	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,569.84	$319.78 HUF117,498.70	-35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥304.76	$100.62 HUF36,972.85	+139.3%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Beijing	Hungary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,534.76	$270.87 HUF99,528.42	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,102.17	$7,237.70 HUF2,659,420.12	-68.4%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Hungary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.07	$1.57 HUF576.31	+40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.12	$1.85 HUF678.13	-48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.22	$5.59 HUF2,052.61	+60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥474.51	$43.16 HUF15,858.75	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.52	$6.33 HUF2,326.74	-24.2%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Hungary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥454.20	$65.42 HUF24,038.58	+4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.45	$27.23 HUF10,004.44	-21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥604.97	$66.04 HUF24,264.77	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥780.28	$77.21 HUF28,370.40	-28.3%
Average			-16.6%

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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: March 2025

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