Bucharest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$535
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
84
87
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.35M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4935th and 6085th ($1138 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 508th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Taoyuan

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Bucharest Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464