Bucharest vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$562
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
78
67
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 65% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4877th and 7308th ($1148 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 482nd and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dongguan

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Bucharest Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$25442

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620