Budapest vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$810
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1386
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.04M

The cost of living in Budapest is 41% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 3675th and 4931st ($1580 vs $1123) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 183rd 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
$13.9
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$21429

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612