Bucharest vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$449
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
94
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
20.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 49% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7269th ($961 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 196th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$18347

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587