Bucharest vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$535
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$777
😷 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 71% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4935th and 7469th ($1138 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 89th 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 508th and 3662nd 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
$11.9
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608