Bucharest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$535
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
80
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.72M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 14% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4935th and 5666th ($1138 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 508th and 364th 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
$11.9
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$11481

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610