Bucharest vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$496
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
78
39
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 69% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5404th and 7649th ($1036 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 642nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610