Bucharest vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$525
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
89
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 73% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4913th and 7452nd ($1116 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 646th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$18657

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573