Bucharest vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$449
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
71
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 98% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8597th ($961 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 537th in Romania and China, respectively. Check Romania vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 703rd and 4919th 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
$9.66
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733