Budapest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$810
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1536
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.36M

The cost of living in Budapest is 60% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3675th and 5651st ($1580 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Taoyuan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Taoyuan

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Budapest Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473