Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 8.2% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
Taipei
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
|
pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
|
pay 10.9% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
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