Budapest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$540
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1088
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
79
84
🏙️ Population
1.71M
2.73M

The cost of living in Budapest is 21% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4647th and 5786th ($1124 vs $932) 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 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 485th and 320th 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
$9.31
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$12618

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$915
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$824
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$968
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655