Bucharest vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$449
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
53
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
1.72M
8.78M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6882nd ($961 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 703rd and 6124th 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
$9.66
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$19406

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083