Budapest vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$589
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1661
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
4.04M

The cost of living in Budapest is 12% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5212th ($1185 vs $1060) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 551st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605