Bucharest vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$525
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
80
😀 Quality of life
81
85
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4913th and 5567th ($1116 vs $1002) 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 461st 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
$11.7
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600