Bucharest vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$562
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
78
58
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 121% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4877th and 8567th ($1148 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 482nd and 4412th 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
$11.6
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740