Cost of Living & Income: Wuhan vs Budapest

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Wuhan 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

MetricWuhanBudapestWuhan vs Budapest
💰 Average monthly net salary¥7,484¥11,744Budapest earns 1.6× the salary in Wuhan

Daily expenses

MetricWuhanBudapestWuhan vs Budapest
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥20¥96Budapest costs 4.78× the price in Wuhan
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥458Budapest costs 3.05× the price in Wuhan
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥42¥75Budapest costs 1.77× the price in Wuhan
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥390.6¥1,196.7Budapest costs 3.06× the price in Wuhan
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥79.8¥167.2Budapest costs 2.10× the price in Wuhan
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥56.9¥170.5Budapest costs 3.00× the price in Wuhan
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥385.6¥489.2Budapest costs 1.27× the price in Wuhan
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥63.9Budapest costs 1.60× the price in Wuhan
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥12.7Budapest costs 1.47× the price in Wuhan

Supermarket prices

MetricWuhanBudapestWuhan vs Budapest
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥90.4¥103.4Budapest costs 1.14× the price in Wuhan
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.0¥27.0Budapest costs 2.46× the price in Wuhan
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥8.6Wuhan costs 1.59× the price in Budapest
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.2¥12.3Budapest costs 1.01× the price in Wuhan
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.8¥14.0Wuhan costs 1.06× the price in Budapest
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥7.0Budapest costs 1.32× the price in Wuhan
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.5¥25.3Budapest costs 3.38× the price in Wuhan
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥5.1¥8.8Budapest costs 1.71× the price in Wuhan
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥80.0¥42.4Wuhan costs 1.89× the price in Budapest

Rent & property prices

MetricWuhanBudapestWuhan vs Budapest
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥2,325¥5,898Budapest costs 2.54× the price in Wuhan
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,491¥4,527Budapest costs 3.04× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,964¥11,254Budapest costs 2.27× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥2,544¥8,576Budapest costs 3.37× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥21,333¥39,862Budapest costs 1.87× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥10,667¥27,920Budapest costs 2.62× the price in Wuhan