Bucharest vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$496
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 53% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5404th and 7055th ($1036 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 642nd and 3115th 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
$10.6
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$21927

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$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623