Bucharest vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$496
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
20
😀 Quality of life
78
40
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.44M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 45% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5404th and 6841st ($1036 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 642nd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$19047

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$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694