Bucharest vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$496
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
90
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5404th and 6862nd ($1036 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 642nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$4.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$16590

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618