Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 20.2% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
|
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
|
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 87.1% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
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