Bucharest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$525
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4913th and 6778th ($1116 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 646th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$15339

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610