Bucharest vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$496
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 11% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5404th and 4715th ($1036 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 642nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Taipei

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Bucharest Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605