Bucharest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$474	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$1264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	80
😀 Quality of life	79	83
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.73M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 3% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5565th and 5750th ($988 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 645th and 417th 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	$10.5	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$10905

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601