Bucharest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$496
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 57% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5404th and 7209th ($1036 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 642nd and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Chengdu

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Bucharest Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.42
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$15153

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591