Bucharest vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$535
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$776
😷 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 89% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4935th and 7929th ($1138 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 508th and 7123rd 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
$11.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615