Bucharest vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$474
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5565th and 6956th ($988 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 645th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$18215

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616