Bucharest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$525
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4913th and 5518th ($1116 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$19915

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650