Bucharest vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$535
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
18
😀 Quality of life
84
47
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 71% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4935th and 7479th ($1138 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 508th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Shangrao

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Bucharest Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$30231

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633