Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 14.3% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
HUF3,138.40
|
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HUF2,729.12
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
HUF450.55
|
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF349.26
|
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
HUF534.62
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
HUF1,872.98
|
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
HUF1,508.58
|
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
HUF1,023.54
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
HUF885.13
|
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
HUF251.43
|
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
HUF285.47
|
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
HUF302.35
|
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
HUF478.76
|
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HUF193.87
|
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HUF202.61
|
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
HUF2,328.27
|
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.93
HUF7,895.22
|
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,189.21
HUF9,788,478.55
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
HUF4,575.78
|
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.33
HUF5,519.70
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.32
HUF143,759.64
|
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.48
HUF112,856.42
|
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
HUF38,594.53
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
|
pay 65.5% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$280.59
HUF101,017.74
|
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,899.82
HUF2,844,041.95
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
HUF614.74
|
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF666.36
|
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
HUF2,036.12
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.60
HUF14,978.35
|
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
HUF2,111.04
|
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
HUF25,516.55
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
HUF10,402.55
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.44
HUF25,360.85
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.82
HUF29,097.34
|
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
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