Bucharest vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$525
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 73% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4913th and 7469th ($1116 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 646th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$9056

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663