Bucharest vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$535
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
78
84
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 74% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4935th and 7557th ($1138 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 508th and 3551st 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
$11.9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677