Bucharest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$496
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
81
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5404th and 6046th ($1036 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 642nd and 389th 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
$10.6
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643