Bucharest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$562
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
85
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4877th and 5994th ($1148 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 482nd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Taichung

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Bucharest Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684