Bucharest vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$496
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
53
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
1.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5404th and 7155th ($1036 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 642nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Quanzhou

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Bucharest Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.12
🥤 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
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$22902

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014