Bucharest vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$449
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.5M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 67% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7900th ($961 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 401st in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 703rd and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$23979

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$846
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$817
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$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
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$681
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$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638