Budapest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$750
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.72M

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5666th ($1469 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Hungary and Taiwan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 680th and 364th 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
$12.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$11481

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610