Budapest vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$810
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1386
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
73
😀 Quality of life
81
72
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.85M

The cost of living in Budapest is 68% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3675th and 6014th ($1580 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Tainan

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Budapest Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686