Cost of living comparison

Romania

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 14.3% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 78.4% more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in HsinChu
Housing: pay 36.3% less in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 18.0% more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 8.6% less in HsinChu

The cost of groceries and childcare in HsinChu are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in HsinChu. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in HsinChu instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.77	$3.77 NT$120.39	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.89	$4.71 NT$150.49	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.53	$0.94 NT$29.93	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.73	$0.70 NT$22.21	-69.1%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 78.4% more for groceries

	Bucharest	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.29	$1.70 NT$54.38	+28.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.78	$18.05 NT$576.87	+314.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.62	$10.87 NT$347.49	+74.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.48	$2.78 NT$88.79	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.55	$3.13 NT$100.11	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.72	$1.21 NT$38.68	+111.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.45	$1.14 NT$36.41	+57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.28	$1.49 NT$47.78	+117.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.46	$1.40 NT$44.60	+21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.74	$1.07 NT$34.13	+192.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.63	$1.07 NT$34.13	+211.9%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Bucharest	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.52	$3.83 NT$122.29	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON99.67	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	+92.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.91	$5.65 NT$180.59	+0.1%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 36.3% less for housing

	Bucharest	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON44.16	$21.44 NT$685.39	+131.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,227.32	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,151.00	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON704.56	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	-47.1%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 18.0% more for childcare

	Bucharest	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,988.79	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	+20.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	$16,663.11 NT$533K	+15.9%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.94	$1.88 NT$60.20	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.71	$2.98 NT$95.31	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.65	$3.92 NT$125.41	-39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON234.57	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.87	$10.04 NT$321.04	+20.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 8.6% less for clothing

	Bucharest	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON423.04	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON183.17	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON370.96	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON436.99	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	+15.5%
Average			-8.6%

Bucharest vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

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