Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 26.2% more expensive than Romania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.3% less in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 94.2% more in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 31.5% more in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 20.0% more in Taiwan
- Childcare
-
pay 73.4% more in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.1% more in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 3.6% more in Taiwan
The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Taiwan are more expensive than in Romania. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Taiwan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Romania, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON39.34
|
$4.21
NT$139.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.08
|
$4.80
NT$159.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON7.89
|
$0.95
NT$31.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.56
|
$0.61
NT$20.25
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON4.95
|
$1.76
NT$58.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.42
|
$7.11
NT$236.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.09
|
$11.33
NT$376.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.00
|
$2.53
NT$84.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.41
|
$3.21
NT$106.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.17
|
$1.77
NT$58.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.02
|
$0.80
NT$26.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.97
|
$1.10
NT$36.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON3.90
|
$1.27
NT$42.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.73
|
$1.21
NT$40.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.88
|
$0.96
NT$31.76
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON25.95
|
$3.59
NT$119.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON95.28
|
$37.87
NT$1,257.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON115,648.98
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,112,962.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON29.40
|
$9.35
NT$310.28
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON38.83
|
$18.76
NT$622.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,672.92
|
$386.89
NT$12,844.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,226.64
|
$269.95
NT$8,961.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON493.52
|
$54.00
NT$1,792.74
|
|
pay 73.4% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,864.50
|
$472.11
NT$15,673.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON28,886.29
|
$14,471.45
NT$480,423.12
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.26
|
$1.82
NT$60.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.13
|
$2.59
NT$86.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON24.36
|
$4.00
NT$132.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON171.92
|
$34.52
NT$1,145.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON28.45
|
$9.29
NT$308.28
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON265.09
|
$63.92
NT$2,122.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON160.42
|
$28.11
NT$933.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON320.65
|
$76.13
NT$2,527.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON370.17
|
$91.74
NT$3,045.48
|
|
Change currency:
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Taiwan or Romania. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.