Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 30.9% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON51.10
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.67
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.45
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.29
|
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON32.05
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.42
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.43
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.42
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.28
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.47
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.93
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.76
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.76
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.55
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 44.9% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 55.3% more for childcare
Bucharest
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.40
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.40
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON217.28
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.77
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON452.02
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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