Bucharest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$474
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 14% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5565th and 6198th ($988 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 645th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$17431

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613