Bucharest vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$525
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
33
😀 Quality of life
81
46
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.06M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 118% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4913th and 8584th ($1116 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 473rd 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Luoyang ranked 229th in China, while ranked 646th and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$16794

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$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582