Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 5.4% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$10.94
RON50.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$2.09
RON9.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$2.12
RON9.68
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$4.60
RON21.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$6.63
RON30.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$3.02
RON13.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$0.54
RON2.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.77
RON3.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
$0.72
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$0.90
RON4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$0.46
RON2.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.45
RON2.04
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$5.88
RON26.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$17.51
RON80.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
$5.91
RON27.04
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
Taipei
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$3.06
RON14.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$3.15
RON14.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$50.37
RON230.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
$100.55
RON460.16
|
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