Budapest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$750
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1411
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.87M

The cost of living in Budapest is 53% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5984th ($1469 vs $957) 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 1.2 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 680th and 409th 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
$12.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$17495

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665