Bucharest vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$562
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
21
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 90% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4877th and 7943rd ($1148 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 482nd and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Shaoyang

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Bucharest Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$13867

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619