Bucharest vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$449
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4516th ($961 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 703rd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589