Cost of Living & Income: Shenzhen vs Budapest

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shenzhen 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

MetricShenzhenBudapestShenzhen vs Budapest
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,743¥11,744Budapest earns 1.0× the salary in Shenzhen

Daily expenses

MetricShenzhenBudapestShenzhen vs Budapest
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥96Budapest costs 3.83× the price in Shenzhen
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥458Budapest costs 2.29× the price in Shenzhen
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥75Budapest costs 2.13× the price in Shenzhen
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥382.6¥1,196.7Budapest costs 3.13× the price in Shenzhen
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥75.8¥167.2Budapest costs 2.21× the price in Shenzhen
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥61.7¥170.5Budapest costs 2.76× the price in Shenzhen
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥330.1¥489.2Budapest costs 1.48× the price in Shenzhen
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥49.9¥63.9Budapest costs 1.28× the price in Shenzhen
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥12.7Budapest costs 1.47× the price in Shenzhen

Supermarket prices

MetricShenzhenBudapestShenzhen vs Budapest
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥93.3¥103.4Budapest costs 1.11× the price in Shenzhen
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.8¥27.0Budapest costs 2.30× the price in Shenzhen
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥11.0¥8.6Shenzhen costs 1.28× the price in Budapest
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥12.3Budapest costs 1.04× the price in Shenzhen
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.7¥14.0Shenzhen costs 1.05× the price in Budapest
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥7.0Shenzhen costs 1.04× the price in Budapest
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥9.5¥25.3Budapest costs 2.67× the price in Shenzhen
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥8.8Budapest costs 1.38× the price in Shenzhen
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥88.0¥42.4Shenzhen costs 2.08× the price in Budapest

Rent & property prices

MetricShenzhenBudapestShenzhen vs Budapest
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,543¥5,898Budapest costs 1.30× the price in Shenzhen
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,049¥4,527Budapest costs 1.49× the price in Shenzhen
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥12,006¥11,254Shenzhen costs 1.07× the price in Budapest
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥5,876¥8,576Budapest costs 1.46× the price in Shenzhen
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥87,274¥39,862Shenzhen costs 2.19× the price in Budapest
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥41,349¥27,920Shenzhen costs 1.48× the price in Budapest