Bucharest vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$449
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
20
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 33% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6691st ($961 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 703rd and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$20642

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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
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696