Bucharest vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$525
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
81
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 121% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4913th and 8645th ($1116 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 489th 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 42nd in China, while ranked 646th and 5294th 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
$11.7
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$4870

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707