Budapest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$707
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1459
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.03M

The cost of living in Budapest is 37% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4312th and 5518th ($1377 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 636th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Taichung

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Budapest Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$19915

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650