Bucharest vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$496
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5404th and 6780th ($1036 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 642nd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hefei

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Bucharest Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699