Bucharest vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$449
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 36% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6756th ($961 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 82nd in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 703rd and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$8280

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$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696