Bucharest vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$525	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	85
😀 Quality of life	81	71
🏙️ Population	1.72M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 101% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4913th and 8245th ($1116 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 646th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Shenyang

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	Bucharest	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$24707

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501