Budapest vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$810
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1768
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
94
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.43M

The cost of living in Budapest is 27% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3675th and 4646th ($1580 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Taipei

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Budapest Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$16947

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Cities near Budapest

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612