Bucharest vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$449
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$851
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
76
83
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
227K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 8% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6021st ($961 vs $890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 1.7 months in Changhua. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 703rd and 4489th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$6.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$13228

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
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$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$995
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$857
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$791
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$746
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$725
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$860
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$917
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$861
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$913
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1011
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$863
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1169
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$952
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$860
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$676
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$675
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$689
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$851
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$721
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$719
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$694
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1114
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$678
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$667
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$588
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$744
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$716
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$787
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$799
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$738
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$655
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$735
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1115
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$741
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$719
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$721