Bucharest vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$562
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
53
😀 Quality of life
84
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 74% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4877th and 7558th ($1148 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 482nd and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Ningbo

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Bucharest Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538