Budapest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$750
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1212
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.35M

The cost of living in Budapest is 56% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6085th ($1469 vs $941) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 680th and 373rd 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
$12.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$17081

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464