Bucharest vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$535
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
78
65
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.7M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4935th and 6833rd ($1138 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 508th and 3150th 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
$11.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623