Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 11.6% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 49.9% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 0.4% more in Romania
Housing: pay 6.4% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Romania

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

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Romania vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$9.82 RON46.78	+129.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$7.22 RON34.39	+44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.87 RON8.93	+96.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.57 RON7.49	+142.8%
Average			+93.2%

Taiwan vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.9% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.10 RON5.23	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$3.76 RON17.92	-65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$5.36 RON25.55	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$2.91 RON13.87	+16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$2.69 RON12.82	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$0.51 RON2.43	-73.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.67 RON3.20	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.65 RON3.10	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.89 RON4.22	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.35 RON1.68	-67.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.36 RON1.71	-62.4%
Average			-49.9%

Taiwan vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.4% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$6.55 RON31.21	+70.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$23.38 RON111.41	-32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$27,083.66 RON129K	-17.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$6.64 RON31.66	-21.8%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 6.4% less for housing

	Taiwan	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$8.56 RON40.80	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$371.73 RON1,771.66	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$281.26 RON1,340.48	-3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$107.14 RON510.63	+70.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$482.75 RON2,300.77	-10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$7,125.14 RON33,958.42	-59.3%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$2.18 RON10.39	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.45 RON11.66	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$5.71 RON27.24	+41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$38.73 RON184.56	+2.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$7.13 RON34.00	-28.5%
Average			-3.6%

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pay about the same for clothing

	Taiwan	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$62.00 RON295.50	+1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$35.53 RON169.34	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$77.18 RON367.84	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$85.19 RON405.99	-8.2%

Taiwan vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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