Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Taiwan

Taipei vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 7.7% cheaper than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 63.0% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 11.2% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Taipei

The cost of groceries and childcare in Taipei are more expensive than in Budapest. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Budapest, you would:

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pay 58.3% less for restaurants

	Budapest	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.77 HUF4,485.49	$4.71 NT$150.49	-65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.17 HUF3,314.28	$5.65 NT$180.59	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 HUF678.60	$0.92 NT$29.35	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 HUF595.67	$0.65 NT$20.86	-64.3%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 63.0% more for groceries

	Budapest	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.80 HUF585.07	$2.02 NT$64.65	+12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 HUF1,815.79	$9.85 NT$314.68	+76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 HUF1,431.88	$11.54 NT$368.90	+162.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.88 HUF1,262.53	$2.72 NT$87.00	-29.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 HUF1,010.60	$4.45 NT$142.21	+43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 HUF276.70	$2.23 NT$71.26	+162.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 HUF305.34	$1.51 NT$48.15	+60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 HUF344.10	$1.38 NT$44.23	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 HUF562.62	$2.02 NT$64.54	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HUF145.67	$1.25 NT$39.84	+178.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 HUF148.64	$1.04 NT$33.27	+128.1%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Budapest	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.07 HUF2,302.27	$3.94 NT$126.01	-44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.54 HUF8,970.99	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+36.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,374.56 HUF10M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.14 HUF4,605.11	$8.95 NT$285.93	-36.7%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 11.2% less for housing

	Budapest	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.57 HUF7,679.33	$27.40 NT$875.71	+16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$817.66 HUF266K	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$631.44 HUF206K	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.77 HUF43,251.49	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-50.1%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Budapest	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$539.65 HUF176K	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,674.34 HUF5M	$16,675.66 NT$533K
Average			+10.8%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.67 HUF1,196.13	$2.83 NT$90.29	-23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 HUF1,089.79	$3.42 NT$109.45	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.96 HUF2,591.62	$3.92 NT$125.41	-50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.07 HUF21,849.34	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 HUF3,040.17	$9.73 NT$311.01	+4.3%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Budapest	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.01 HUF32,578.86	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.98 HUF14,000.28	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.36 HUF36,928.20	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.19 HUF38,500.50	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-11.1%
Average			-20.9%

Budapest vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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