Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Romania

Baia Mare vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 5.4% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% more in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 46.4% less in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 35.6% more in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Baia Mare

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Baia Mare are more expensive than in Tainan. Expenses including groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Baia Mare.

Planning a move to Romania? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Baia Mare vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baia Mare instead of Tainan, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 65.0% more for restaurants

	Tainan	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$210.48	$10.35 RON47.49	+57.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.92 NT$157.86	$7.48 RON34.30	+52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$36.76	$1.86 RON8.53	+62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.65	$1.38 RON6.33	+87.5%
Average			+65.0%

Tainan vs. Baia Mare - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 46.4% less for groceries

	Tainan	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$60.21	$1.27 RON5.80	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$304.03	$3.59 RON16.49	-62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$382.45	$5.03 RON23.08	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$84.91	$3.17 RON14.56	+20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$141.81	$2.71 RON12.44	-38.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 NT$60.86	$0.50 RON2.27	-73.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$40.71	$0.71 RON3.27	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.99	$0.75 RON3.43	-45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$61.81	$1.03 RON4.71	-46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.33	$0.46 RON2.11	-64.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.39	$0.37 RON1.72	-65.1%
Average			-46.4%

Tainan vs. Baia Mare - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Tainan	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$123.01	$5.87 RON26.93	+53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.30 NT$684.05	$16.10 RON73.87	-24.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$28,323.13 RON130K	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$299.93	$8.08 RON37.05	-13.5%
Average			-1.7%

Tainan vs. Baia Mare - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.2% less for housing

	Tainan	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.12 NT$710.36	$11.82 RON54.21	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$316.78 NT$10,173.05	$286.61 RON1,314.71	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.07 NT$6,103.83	$207.90 RON953.65	+9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,992.53	$88.13 RON404.28	+42.0%
Average			-1.2%

Tainan vs. Baia Mare - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 35.6% more for childcare

	Tainan	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.17 NT$8,419.07	$430.56 RON1,975.02	+64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,554.15 NT$210K	$7,004.32 RON32,129.51	+6.9%
Average			+35.6%

Tainan vs. Baia Mare - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$104.19	$1.96 RON8.97	-39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 NT$111.38	$2.30 RON10.55	-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$126.29	$5.75 RON26.38	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NT$1,223.57	$51.76 RON237.43	+35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$352.55	$6.90 RON31.66	-37.1%
Average			-5.7%

Tainan vs. Baia Mare - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Tainan	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,134.88	$53.49 RON245.34	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.49 NT$947.15	$38.19 RON175.17	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,840.48	$69.01 RON316.57	-22.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,716.18	$92.02 RON422.09	-20.5%
Average			-8.1%

Tainan vs. Baia Mare - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

Compare further: Tainan vs. Baia Mare

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Baia Mare?

More cost comparisons

Tainan vs.

London

Tainan vs.

Singapore

Tainan vs.

Athens

Tainan vs.

Papeete

Tainan vs.

Nairobi

Tainan vs.

Phnom Penh

Tainan vs.

Hanoi

Tainan vs.

Canberra

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Taiwan vs. Romania. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Taiwan and Romania.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Tainan

Add prices for Baia Mare

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Baia Mare or Tainan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.