Bucharest vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$449
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
77
41
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.82M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 29% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6604th ($961 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 703rd and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$14498

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$846
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$817
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$868
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$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543