Bucharest vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$525
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
74
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.87M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 25% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4913th and 6262nd ($1116 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$6518

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696