Bucharest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$525
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
81
84
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.33M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4913th and 5995th ($1116 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 646th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$14970

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451