Bucharest vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$449
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.36M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 5% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5229th ($961 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 703rd and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589