Bucharest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$449
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 6% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5593rd and 5170th ($961 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 703rd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Suzhou

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Bucharest Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$22097

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645