Bucharest vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$535
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
17
😀 Quality of life
84
44
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.82M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 89% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4935th and 7914th ($1138 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 508th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Shangqiu

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Bucharest Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$16802

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$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518