Bucharest vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$496
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 72% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5404th and 7753rd ($1036 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 642nd and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$24357

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$900
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$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
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$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660