Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Budapest

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Budapest are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingBudapestNanjing vs Budapest
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥11,744Budapest earns 1.2× the salary in Nanjing

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingBudapestNanjing vs Budapest
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥96Budapest costs 3.83× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥458Budapest costs 3.05× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥75Budapest costs 2.13× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥1,196.7Budapest costs 3.27× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥167.2Budapest costs 3.48× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥170.5Budapest costs 3.31× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥489.2Budapest costs 2.55× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥63.9Budapest costs 1.60× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥12.7Budapest costs 1.46× the price in Nanjing

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingBudapestNanjing vs Budapest
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥103.4Budapest costs 1.74× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥27.0Budapest costs 3.02× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥8.6Nanjing costs 1.66× the price in Budapest
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥12.3Nanjing costs 1.15× the price in Budapest
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥14.0Nanjing costs 1.00× the price in Budapest
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥7.0Budapest costs 1.20× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥25.3Budapest costs 3.47× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥8.8Budapest costs 1.36× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥42.4Nanjing costs 2.13× the price in Budapest

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingBudapestNanjing vs Budapest
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥5,898Budapest costs 1.60× the price in Nanjing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥4,527Budapest costs 2.28× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥11,254Budapest costs 1.47× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥8,576Budapest costs 2.27× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥39,862Budapest costs 1.16× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥27,920Budapest costs 1.33× the price in Nanjing