Bucharest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$562
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
80
😀 Quality of life
84
88
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.71M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4877th and 5770th ($1148 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 482nd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Kaohsiung

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Bucharest Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617