Bucharest vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$562
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
84
90
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.04M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 2% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4877th and 4931st ($1148 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 482nd and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs New Taipei

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Bucharest New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$21429

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612