Bucharest vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$474
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$263
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
34
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.06M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 96% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5565th and 8612th ($988 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 510th 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 1.1 months in Luoyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 645th and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$16348

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$509
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$505
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$520
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$538
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$504
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$528
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$519
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$479
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$547
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$552
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$564
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$512
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$538
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$591
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$547
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$586
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$559
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$540
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$586
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$551
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$571
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$545
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$569
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$726
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$571
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$558
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$632
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$554
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$591
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$588
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$558
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$625
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$787
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$600
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$543
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$580