Bucharest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$562
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4877th and 6776th ($1148 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 482nd and 2020th 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
$11.6
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635