Budapest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$810
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1422
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.87M

The cost of living in Budapest is 68% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3675th and 5994th ($1580 vs $942) 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 1.2 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 646th and 351st 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
$13.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684