Bucharest vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$496
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
98
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
1.72M
12.3M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 50% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5404th and 6979th ($1036 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 642nd and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Wuhan

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Bucharest Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.65
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$9062

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611