Bucharest vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$562
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
84
77
🏙️ Population
1.72M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4877th and 6854th ($1148 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 482nd and 1149th 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
$11.6
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711