Budapest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$589
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.33M

The cost of living in Budapest is 36% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6227th ($1185 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 551st and 388th 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
$10.4
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691