Bucharest vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$474	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	85
😀 Quality of life	79	68
🏙️ Population	1.72M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 83% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5565th and 8334th ($988 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 454th 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 Shenyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 645th and 3343rd 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	$10.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$24404

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500