Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Romania

Brasov vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Brasov is 25.8% more expensive than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Brasov
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Brasov
Transportation: pay 2.2% more in Brasov
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Brasov
Childcare: pay 13.8% more in Brasov
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Brasov
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Brasov

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

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Brasov vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasov instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Tainan	Brasov
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$10.98 RON52.33	+191.5%
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)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.40 RON11.44	+161.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$2.19 RON10.43	+235.3%
Average			+134.6%

Tainan vs. Brasov - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Tainan	Brasov
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$1.39 RON6.64	-21.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$4.42 RON21.04	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.90 RON28.11	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.50 RON16.68	+28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.09 RON14.73	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.68 RON3.22	-69.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.70 RON3.32	-45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.73 RON3.48	-47.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.20 RON5.74	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.36 RON1.71	-71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.40 RON1.89	-61.9%
Average			-47.1%

Tainan vs. Brasov - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% more for transportation

	Tainan	Brasov
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$7.11 RON33.90	+81.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$23.00 RON109.64	-31.8%
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)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$5.83 RON27.81	-34.2%
Average			+2.2%

Tainan vs. Brasov - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tainan	Brasov
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$9.09 RON43.30	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$686.17 RON3,270.29	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$467.35 RON2,227.37	+138.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$136.26 RON649.43	+105.6%
Average			+110.8%

Tainan vs. Brasov - Cost of housing

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

	Tainan	Brasov
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$443.91 RON2,115.67	+2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$6,921.71 RON32,988.87	+26.0%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Brasov
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$3.14 RON14.95	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$3.62 RON17.23	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$6.06 RON28.91	+54.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$57.53 RON274.20	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$9.41 RON44.85	-3.3%
Average			+15.0%

Tainan vs. Brasov - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Tainan	Brasov
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$51.65 RON246.18	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$35.33 RON168.37	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$74.74 RON356.20	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$89.40 RON426.08	-14.9%
Average			-14.3%

Tainan vs. Brasov - Cost of clothing

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