Bucharest vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$535
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
49
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
1.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 80% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4935th and 7679th ($1138 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 508th and 3611th 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
$11.9
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943