Bucharest vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$474
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5565th and 7405th ($988 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 160th 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 Hefei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 645th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$8278

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$704
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$629
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$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
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$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
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$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665