Bucharest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$449
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.29M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 12% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6163rd ($961 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 703rd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716