Budapest vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$589
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
80
86
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 2% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4715th ($1185 vs $1158) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 551st and 311th 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
$10.4
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$18424

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605