Bucharest vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$562
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
81
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
1.72M
13.9M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 68% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4877th and 7400th ($1148 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 482nd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Tianjin

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Bucharest Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546