Bucharest vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$535
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
1.72M
4.05M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 3% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4935th and 5023rd ($1138 vs $1108) 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 508th and 252nd 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
$11.9
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602