Budapest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$707
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1051
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
82
84
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.33M

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4312th and 5995th ($1377 vs $942) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 636th and 482nd 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
$10.6
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$14970

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451