Bucharest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$449
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
97
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
1.72M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 29% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6607th ($961 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 703rd and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Guangzhou

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Bucharest Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620