Bucharest vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$496
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 104% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5404th and 8633rd ($1036 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 Shijiazhuang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 642nd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Shijiazhuang

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Bucharest Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$4947

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734