Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Romania

Bucharest vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 16.6% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 44.0% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 56.9% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Bucharest

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

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Bucharest vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$14.64 RON69.77	+288.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$7.32 RON34.89	+55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$2.42 RON11.53	+158.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$2.25 RON10.73	+224.0%
Average			+165.8%

HsinChu vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.0% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$1.32 RON6.29	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$4.36 RON20.78	-75.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$6.22 RON29.62	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$3.67 RON17.48	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$3.05 RON14.55	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$0.57 RON2.72	-52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$0.72 RON3.45	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.69 RON3.28	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$1.15 RON5.46	-17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.36 RON1.74	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.34 RON1.63	-67.9%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$7.45 RON35.52	+94.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$20.91 RON99.67	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$28,531.98 RON136K	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$5.65 RON26.91	-0.1%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 56.9% more for housing

	HsinChu	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$9.27 RON44.16	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$677.15 RON3,227.32	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$451.32 RON2,151.00	+73.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$147.83 RON704.56	+89.1%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$627.11 RON2,988.79	-16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	-13.8%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$3.76 RON17.94	+99.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$3.51 RON16.71	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.43 RON30.65	+63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$49.22 RON234.57	-5.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$8.37 RON39.87	-16.7%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$88.76 RON423.04	+54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$38.43 RON183.17	+7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$77.83 RON370.96	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$91.69 RON436.99	-13.5%
Average			+9.4%

HsinChu vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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