Budapest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Budapest | Taichung | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Budapest is 27% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6052nd ($1185 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 551st and 496th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 km or 5.1 mi |  Budafok-Teteny | |
| 16 km or 9.8 mi | Erd | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Dunakeszi | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Szigetszentmiklos | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Godollo | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Vac | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Tatabanya | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Szekesfehervar | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Dunaujvaros | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Cegled | |
| 74 km or 46 mi |  Komarno | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Kecskemet | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Nove Zamky | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Salgotarjan | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Levice | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Szolnok | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Veszprem | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Lucenec | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Gyor | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Eger | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Nitra | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Zvolen | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | Ozd | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Szekszard | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Banska Bystrica | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Mosonmagyarovar | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Prievidza | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Trnava | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Miskolc | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Baja | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Piestany | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Hodmezovasarhely | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Kaposvar | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Petrzalka | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bratislava | |
| 163 km or 101 mi |  Subotica | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Szeged | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Pecs | |
| 172 km or 107 mi | Trencin | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Martin |
Cities near Taichung
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 10 mi |  Changhua | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Nantou | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Miaoli | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Douliu | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Chiayi | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Zhubei | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | New Taipei | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yilan | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taipei | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tainan | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Keelung | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Taitung | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 220 km or 137 mi |  Putian | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Kinmen | |
| 255 km or 159 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Xiamen | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Ningde | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Nanping | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Longyan | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Sanming | |
| 403 km or 251 mi | Rui'an | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Shantou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Jieyang | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Meizhou | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Puning | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 476 km or 295 mi | Wenling | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Lishui | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Linhai | |
| 548 km or 341 mi | Shangrao |