Bucharest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$449
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
84
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 3% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5356th ($961 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 703rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$13893

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721