Bucharest vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$562
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
78
90
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 85% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4877th and 7795th ($1148 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 196th 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 Changsha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 482nd and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Changsha

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Bucharest Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$9728

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554