Bucharest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bucharest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$474
$240
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
94
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 59% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5565th and 7421st ($988 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 164th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 645th and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bucharest vs Chengdu infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bucharest vs Chengdu

Prices for goods and services in Bucharest and Chengdu are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bucharest Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$11550

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucharest

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574