Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Miskolc, Hungary

Miskolc vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Miskolc is 10.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Miskolc
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Miskolc
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Miskolc
Housing: pay 5.1% more in Miskolc
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Miskolc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Miskolc
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Miskolc

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

Miskolc vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Miskolc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$8.55 HUF3,041.96	+104.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$6.71 HUF2,386.77	+20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$1.14 HUF404.58	+129.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$0.98 HUF350.06	+218.2%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Beijing	Miskolc
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$1.58 HUF561.41	+10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$4.47 HUF1,591.18	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$3.59 HUF1,276.30	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$2.65 HUF941.55	+52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$2.31 HUF821.77	+50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$0.72 HUF254.73	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.75 HUF267.39	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.57 HUF203.79	-35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$1.32 HUF469.99	+126.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.41 HUF144.35	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.57 HUF201.66	+20.3%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Miskolc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$6.01 HUF2,137.13	+37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$24.86 HUF8,845.09	-25.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$22,359.34 HUF7,955,901.27	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$11.92 HUF4,240.03	+159.5%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 5.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Miskolc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$17.19 HUF6,115.12	+29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$447.19 HUF159,118.03	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$230.17 HUF81,898.98	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$82.40 HUF29,318.76	+96.0%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Miskolc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$241.13 HUF85,798.94	-68.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$5,261.02 HUF1,871,976.77	-77.0%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Miskolc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$1.45 HUF514.79	+30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$1.74 HUF617.75	-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$5.31 HUF1,890.70	+52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$45.57 HUF16,216.00	-30.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$6.58 HUF2,339.97	-21.2%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Miskolc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$56.99 HUF20,279.75	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$25.43 HUF9,047.89	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$53.49 HUF19,031.76	-35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$64.89 HUF23,087.71	-39.7%
Average			-27.8%

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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: May 2025

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