Bucharest vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Bucharest Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$891
$828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$398
$304
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$655
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1019
$1323
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
74
84
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
1.88M
235K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 8% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5928th and 6107th ($891 vs $828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Changhua. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 465th and 4430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Changhua

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Bucharest Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.88
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.99%
1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2593
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1591
$2722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$8.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$6.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.77
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$480
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8708
$10553

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$620
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$807
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$658
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$521
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$641
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$506
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$610
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$670
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$628
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$608
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$603
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$565
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$800
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$552
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$605
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$630
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$639
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$527
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$627
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$688
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$461
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$649
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$524
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$749
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$620
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$794
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$498
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$695
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$540
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$629
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$512
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$475
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$575
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$444
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$604
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$861
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$699
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$500
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$593

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$970
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$808
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$809
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$705
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$851
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$813
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$938
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$849
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$890
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1076
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$885
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1260
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$1012
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$911
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$935
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$699
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$717
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$783
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$812
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$831
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$725
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$744
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$714
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1047
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$713
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$689
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$711
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$1049
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$661
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$686
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$760
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$849
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$732
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$702
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$646
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$686
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1048
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$770
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$678
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$778