Budapest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$553
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.33M

The cost of living in Budapest is 27% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4777th and 6171st ($1109 vs $875) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 618th and 418th 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
$9.45
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$18619

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443