Budapest vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1124
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$540
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$963
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$1496
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.71M
4.36M

The cost of living in Budapest is 11% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4647th and 5229th ($1124 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 485th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs New Taipei

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Budapest New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.92
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1037
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.8
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.99%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3734
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2607
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.6
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.7
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10141
$11035

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589