Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Hungary

Budapest vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 8.4% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 38.7% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Budapest

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

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Budapest vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$13.77 HUF4,485.49	+192.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$10.17 HUF3,314.28	+80.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.08 HUF678.60	+126.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.83 HUF595.67	+180.2%
Average			+139.6%

Taipei vs. Budapest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.80 HUF585.07	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.57 HUF1,815.79	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$4.40 HUF1,431.88	-61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.88 HUF1,262.53	+42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.10 HUF1,010.60	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.85 HUF276.70	-61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.94 HUF305.34	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.06 HUF344.10	-23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.73 HUF562.62	-14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.45 HUF145.67	-64.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.46 HUF148.64	-56.2%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$7.07 HUF2,302.27	+79.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$27.54 HUF8,970.99	-26.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$29,374.56 HUF10M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$14.14 HUF4,605.11	+58.0%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 12.6% more for housing

	Taipei	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$23.57 HUF7,679.33	-14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$817.66 HUF266K	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$631.44 HUF206K	+30.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$132.77 HUF43,251.49	+100.3%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$539.65 HUF176K	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$16,674.34 HUF5M
Average			-9.8%

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.67 HUF1,196.13	+30.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.35 HUF1,089.79	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$7.96 HUF2,591.62	+102.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$67.07 HUF21,849.34	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$9.33 HUF3,040.17	-4.1%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Taipei	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$100.01 HUF32,578.86	+58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$42.98 HUF14,000.28	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$113.36 HUF36,928.20	+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$118.19 HUF38,500.50	+12.5%
Average			+26.4%

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