Bucharest vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$535
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 86% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4935th and 7844th ($1138 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 508th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Foshan

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Bucharest Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$22493

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$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
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$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664