Bucharest vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$535
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1446
😷 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 25% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4935th and 6264th ($1138 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 508th and 2963rd 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
$11.9
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$5587

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$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697