Bucharest vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$449
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6976th ($961 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 703rd and 5865th 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
$9.66
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524