Bucharest vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$562
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
84
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
11.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 28% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4877th and 6257th ($1148 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 482nd and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hangzhou

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Bucharest Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789