Bucharest vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$474
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
77
24
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
1.72M
7.82M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 34% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5565th and 6735th ($988 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 645th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$17921

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$867
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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529