Budapest vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$750
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1446
😷 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 61% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6264th ($1469 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 680th and 2963rd 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
$12.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697