Budapest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$553
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.03M

The cost of living in Budapest is 24% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4777th and 6071st ($1109 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 618th and 521st 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
$9.45
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671