Bucharest vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$2113
🏠 One person rent
$474
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
77
37
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
1.72M
6.98M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 29% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5565th and 6602nd ($988 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 645th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Zhanjiang

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Bucharest Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.77
🥤 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
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$18959

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$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
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$756
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$761
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$650
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$642
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$771
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$877
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$573
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$702
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$823
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$812
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$803
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$549
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$793
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$804
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$569
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$461
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$763
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$564
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1588
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$582
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$653
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$579
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$774
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$758
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$794
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$591
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$656
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$916
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2737
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2432
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$554
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$513
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$755
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$496
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$513
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$522
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$575