Bucharest vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$525
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
60
😀 Quality of life
81
57
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4913th and 7025th ($1116 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 646th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$15234

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$970
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$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531