Bucharest vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1619
🏠 One person rent
$496
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$793
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
76
95
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 78% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 5404th and 7989th ($1036 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 642nd and 3254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.75
🥤 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
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$5672

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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

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575