Bucharest vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$449
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
76
87
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
32.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 35% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6733rd ($961 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 703rd and 2233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$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
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548