Bucharest vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$525
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
81
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 89% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4913th and 7909th ($1116 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 211th 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Foshan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 646th and 2948th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$4095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$21696

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$692
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$857
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$775
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$762
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$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
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$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
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$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
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$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
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$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
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$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
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$758
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$829
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$518
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$662
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$794
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$777
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$827
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$662
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1746
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$816
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$878
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$608
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2414
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2718
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$892
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$766
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$809
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$765
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$766
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$941
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$780
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$773
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$726
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$750
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$579
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$669
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$451
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$790
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$693
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$897
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$454
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
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$546
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$574
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$634
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$622
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$677
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$652