Bucharest vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$562
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
84
76
🏙️ Population
1.72M
24.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 0% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4877th and 4880th ($1148 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 482nd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Shanghai

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Bucharest Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$27610

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789