Bucharest vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$449
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
90
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6886th ($961 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 703rd and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$16123

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
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$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600