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Romania

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 10.1% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 10.7% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.0% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.77	$4.71 NT$150.49	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.89	$5.65 NT$180.59	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.53	$0.92 NT$29.35	-62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.73	$0.65 NT$20.86	-71.0%
Average			-56.0%

Bucharest vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bucharest	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.29	$2.02 NT$64.65	+53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.78	$9.85 NT$314.68	+125.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.62	$11.54 NT$368.90	+85.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.48	$2.72 NT$87.00	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.55	$4.45 NT$142.21	+45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.72	$2.23 NT$71.26	+290.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.45	$1.51 NT$48.15	+108.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.28	$1.38 NT$44.23	+101.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.46	$2.02 NT$64.54	+76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.74	$1.25 NT$39.84	+241.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.63	$1.04 NT$33.27	+204.0%
Average			+100.3%

Bucharest vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.52	$3.94 NT$126.01	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON99.67	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+80.1%
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	$8.95 NT$285.93	+58.4%
Average			+1.9%

Bucharest vs. Taipei - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Bucharest	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON44.16	$27.40 NT$875.71	+195.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,227.32	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,151.00	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON704.56	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-55.2%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 10.7% more for childcare

	Bucharest	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,988.79	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+16.0%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.94	$2.83 NT$90.29	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.71	$3.42 NT$109.45	-2.3%
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	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.87	$9.73 NT$311.01	+16.3%
Average			-11.2%

Bucharest vs. Taipei - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON423.04	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON183.17	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON370.96	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON436.99	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+14.6%
Average			-1.9%

Bucharest vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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