Bucharest vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$562
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.85M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 22% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4877th and 6014th ($1148 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 482nd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Tainan

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Bucharest Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$5481

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686