Budapest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$707
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1313
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
82
85
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.73M

The cost of living in Budapest is 37% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4312th and 5567th ($1377 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Taiwan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 636th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kaohsiung

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Budapest Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$12260

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600