Bucharest vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$474
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
84
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
1.72M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5565th and 6071st ($988 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 645th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$18658

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60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
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$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
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$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
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$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671