Budapest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$589
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1271
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.73M

The cost of living in Budapest is 27% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6046th ($1185 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 551st and 389th 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
$10.4
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$12438

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643