Bucharest vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1355
🏠 One person rent
$474
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
71
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 105% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5565th and 8748th ($988 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 645th and 5094th 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
$10.5
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$524
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$533
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$544
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$564
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$584
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$550
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$553
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$581
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$600
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$590
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$642
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$472
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$590
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$592
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$587
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$610
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$555
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$574
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$638
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$478
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$550
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$618
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$644
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$649
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$492
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$729
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$679
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$522
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$577
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$588
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$624
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$638
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$726
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$655
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$703
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716