Budapest vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$750
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1360
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.05M

The cost of living in Budapest is 33% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5023rd ($1469 vs $1108) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 680th and 252nd 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
$12.2
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602