Bucharest vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$496
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.33M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5404th and 6227th ($1036 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Romania and Taiwan, respectively. Check Romania vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 642nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$13630

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691