Bucharest vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$525
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
77
24
😀 Quality of life
81
45
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.56M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 85% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4913th and 7790th ($1116 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 646th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$10279

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599