Bucharest vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$496	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	85
😀 Quality of life	78	68
🏙️ Population	1.72M	9.07M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 102% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5404th and 8584th ($1036 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 642nd and 3326th 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	$10.6	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$25284

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Cities near Bucharest

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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511