Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Sopron, Hungary

Sopron vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sopron is 22.7% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 97.5% more in Sopron
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Sopron
Transportation: pay 76.7% more in Sopron
Housing: pay 37.1% more in Sopron
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Sopron
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% less in Sopron
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Sopron

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

Sopron vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sopron
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.44	$9.86 HUF3,558.42	+136.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.59	$8.42 HUF3,036.52	+51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.62	$1.03 HUF370.08	+106.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$0.61 HUF218.25	+95.7%
Average			+97.5%

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sopron
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.46	$1.39 HUF502.73	-2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.28	$5.52 HUF1,992.71	-24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.28	$3.78 HUF1,364.07	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.67	$2.71 HUF977.38	+55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.16	$2.37 HUF856.53	+55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.69	$0.75 HUF271.08	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.19	$0.72 HUF258.08	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.47	$0.86 HUF308.47	-3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$1.21 HUF435.69	+107.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.69	$0.82 HUF294.12	+121.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.43	$0.68 HUF243.90	+43.5%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 76.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Sopron
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.79	$5.91 HUF2,131.51	+35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,204.10	$30,250.88 HUF10,912,483.35	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.48	$11.47 HUF4,137.25	+149.8%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 37.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Sopron
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.87	$16.00 HUF5,772.55	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,780.86	$552.41 HUF199,271.44	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,590.99	$401.15 HUF144,709.02	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.57	$120.69 HUF43,538.30	+187.1%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sopron
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,567.55	$236.75 HUF85,402.04	-69.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,086.28	$13,152.55 HUF4,744,557.98	-42.6%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sopron
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.12	$1.21 HUF436.50	+8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.27	$1.68 HUF607.30	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.37	$5.79 HUF2,087.61	+66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.32	$39.46 HUF14,233.67	-39.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.88	$7.89 HUF2,846.73	-5.5%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Sopron
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥456.89	$76.94 HUF27,755.66	+22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥252.94	$27.95 HUF10,082.19	-19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.56	$52.61 HUF18,978.23	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥784.91	$65.76 HUF23,722.79	-38.9%
Average			-18.1%

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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: April 2025

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