Bucharest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$535
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
1.72M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4935th and 6835th ($1138 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 508th and 2285th 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
$11.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694